The Soils of the Heart
What is the condition of my spiritual heart? It's a question we should ask ourselves daily, and we should also echo the words of David as he asked God to search him and know his heart.
Psalm 139:23-24 - Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
Jesus shared a parable (an earthly story with a heavenly meaning) about the soils of the heart. In Luke 8:11-15, He explains what the parable means. He explained that people heard the Word of God, but not every heart received it the same. For some people, the Word was stolen by the enemy before it even penetrated their heart. Others initially received the Word with joy, but they fell away when a time of testing came. There were also some who started out strong growing in the Word, but they allowed the world to take priority over their spiritual life.
At the end of the parable, we learn that a person with a truly devoted heart hears the Word, allows it to penetrate it, and through understanding and perseverance gains the ability to reproduce.
Luke 8:15 - But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop.
"We teach what we know, but we reproduce who/what we are." -John C. Maxwell
Psalm 139:23-24 - Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
Jesus shared a parable (an earthly story with a heavenly meaning) about the soils of the heart. In Luke 8:11-15, He explains what the parable means. He explained that people heard the Word of God, but not every heart received it the same. For some people, the Word was stolen by the enemy before it even penetrated their heart. Others initially received the Word with joy, but they fell away when a time of testing came. There were also some who started out strong growing in the Word, but they allowed the world to take priority over their spiritual life.
At the end of the parable, we learn that a person with a truly devoted heart hears the Word, allows it to penetrate it, and through understanding and perseverance gains the ability to reproduce.
Luke 8:15 - But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop.
"We teach what we know, but we reproduce who/what we are." -John C. Maxwell
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