These have no root. LUKE 8: 13 MY SOUL, examine yourself this morning by the light of this text. You have received the Word with joy; your feelings have been stirred, and a lively impression has been made. BUT, remember, to receive the Word in the ear is one thing, and to receive Jesus into your very soul is quite another; superficial feeling is often joined to inward hardness of heart, and a lively impression of the Word is not always a lasting one. In the parable, the seed in one case fell upon ground having a rocky bottom, covered over with a thin layer of earth; when the seed began to take root, its downward growth was hindered by the hard stone, and therefore it spent its strength in pushing its green shoot aloft as high as it could. But having no inward moisture derived from root nourishment, it withered away. IS THIS MY CASE? Am I rooted in SINCERE fidelity and love to Jesus? If my heart remains unsoftened and unfertilized by GRACE, the good seed may germinate for a season, but it must ultimately wither, for it cannot flourish on a rocky, unbroken, unsanctified heart. Therefore, O heavenly Sower, plow me first, and then cast the truth into me, and let me yield a bounteous harvest.
Posted on: Sat, 26 Oct 2013 14:46:08 +0000
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