Jesus spoke to the multitudes in parables. He knew that although many would hear His words, not everyone would receive them. In the parable of the sower, He described how the same seed—the Word of God—fell on different kinds of soil.
We see these same responses as we witness today. Some people listen but walk away without accepting God’s Word. Others receive the message with joy, but they never take root. Still others allow the cares of this world to crowd out what they have heard, and they do not grow.
Then there are those who receive God’s Word, trust Jesus as their Savior, and go away rejoicing. They grow in their faith and share the good news with others, bringing forth more fruit.
“But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.”
Matthew 13:23, KJV
As we witness, we must faithfully keep sowing the seed and praying for those who hear. We cannot see every heart, but God can.
Each of us must also examine our own heart. Are we allowing the cares of life to crowd out God’s Word, or are we receiving it, growing, and bearing fruit?
Which one are you?
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