One night i opened my Bible Mark 4:1-20. This passage moved me, it never ceases to amaze me how the Bible really is the living word of God.
OK, so I was reading the parable of the sower, and how that there were three kinds of ground. Stony, thorny, and good ground.
Stony-the seeds fell on the rocks and could not grow roots.
-they immediately sprang up but had no roots.
-the seeds were scorched when the sun was too hot.
I think the practicle application to our life in this passage deals with how deep really do our roots go? Do we have surface roots, and when the heat (a.k.a. trials, tribulation, temptation, ect.) we wither? Or do our roots go deeper than that?
Thorny-the seeds had no room to grow
This one is fairly simple....what thorn is choking your seed? What part of the plant needs and wants to grow but can't because of the thorn you refuse to deal with?
Good-the seed produced fruit
-the seed had deep roots
-lived a long life
-reached its full potential
I think this speaks of how an ideal christian should be. We need to be susceptible to the seed that God is trying to sow. Let him plant a whole garden in your life, who knows what kinds of fruit it will produce. Which brings me to another point...Are we producing fruit? Have we reached our full potential as a christian? Now I know none of us are perfect. I struggle with these myself, but the fact of the matter is we have to till our own ground (which means your spirituality is your responsibility). God never said he would till the ground, all he does is plants the seed. It is up to us to make sure it grows.
There are several times in the Bible God uses the comparison of a seed. This is just one of them. So I think God is trying to tell us something.....He wants us to grow! He wouldn't sow a seed if he didn't want it to grow. And another thing, all plants grow, and position themselves where the sun is....yet another example of how spirituality is your responsibility. Also the plant never complains about what kind of ground it is placed in....it just keeps on growing toward the sun. We can't go through life complaining about the ground we have been given to put our roots in. We need to make the best of it! Find the sunshine (a.k.a. the Lord) and don't take your eyes off of it! Other wise you will wilt and die.
Have a great day:) Love you all!
OK, so I was reading the parable of the sower, and how that there were three kinds of ground. Stony, thorny, and good ground.
Stony-the seeds fell on the rocks and could not grow roots.
-they immediately sprang up but had no roots.
-the seeds were scorched when the sun was too hot.
I think the practicle application to our life in this passage deals with how deep really do our roots go? Do we have surface roots, and when the heat (a.k.a. trials, tribulation, temptation, ect.) we wither? Or do our roots go deeper than that?
Thorny-the seeds had no room to grow
This one is fairly simple....what thorn is choking your seed? What part of the plant needs and wants to grow but can't because of the thorn you refuse to deal with?
Good-the seed produced fruit
-the seed had deep roots
-lived a long life
-reached its full potential
I think this speaks of how an ideal christian should be. We need to be susceptible to the seed that God is trying to sow. Let him plant a whole garden in your life, who knows what kinds of fruit it will produce. Which brings me to another point...Are we producing fruit? Have we reached our full potential as a christian? Now I know none of us are perfect. I struggle with these myself, but the fact of the matter is we have to till our own ground (which means your spirituality is your responsibility). God never said he would till the ground, all he does is plants the seed. It is up to us to make sure it grows.
There are several times in the Bible God uses the comparison of a seed. This is just one of them. So I think God is trying to tell us something.....He wants us to grow! He wouldn't sow a seed if he didn't want it to grow. And another thing, all plants grow, and position themselves where the sun is....yet another example of how spirituality is your responsibility. Also the plant never complains about what kind of ground it is placed in....it just keeps on growing toward the sun. We can't go through life complaining about the ground we have been given to put our roots in. We need to make the best of it! Find the sunshine (a.k.a. the Lord) and don't take your eyes off of it! Other wise you will wilt and die.
Have a great day:) Love you all!
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