Have you had your Joy Juice today? When we prepare the soil in the garden of our
heart, God can plant some healthy seeds of joy.
The Parable
of the Four Soils is a powerful illustration that Jesus used to teach about the
importance of the condition of our hearts.
- If our hearts are hardened…like the soil in the story Jesus told…then we may hear but not understand the Word because of sin in our life. Satan can easily pluck the message away, keeping our heart dull and preventing the Word of God from making a difference in our life.
- Our hearts may be like the stony ground mentioned in scripture. We may profess JOY in hearing the Word, but we don’t let it sink in and change us. When troubles and difficulties come, our faith disappears.
- Then there is the thorny soil which refers a heart that is so full of the things of this world…riches, pleasures, success by the world’s standards. All of that chokes out the Word and we do not grow spiritually.
- But, don’t lose hope! The last type of soil mentioned in the parable is the good soil. That person hears, understands and receives God’s Word. If the soil of our heart is good soil, then we will notice major changes in our life and we will produce good fruit.
May the
soil of our heart always be good soil, prepared and ready for God to plant His
seeds and produce the fruit of the Spirit.
(Galatians 5:22-23)
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