*** This morning I felt impressed by God to write and state the main reason; that we humans were placed upon this earth!
It is much like a hike down this trail - We come we start and we end up at some unique destination and if we seek properly it can be the hope of our eternal desires!
We are to learn and then return; thru our God given intelligence and personal free choice! Through the Grace of Almighty God!
We will cover many of the ways that this is possible - which is beyond the shallow reasoning and thoughts of the world!
There is the Eternal Truth through the Gospel of Christ and the rest is the fluff from the World of lost people!
Choose whom you will follow and accept!
Which includes learning how to decide to love our Heavenly Father and our neighbors; through humility, peace, care, then to come to Praise HIM!
Learning to Praise Him is one of the key parts toward our Eternal Salvation!
Luke 8:11, "Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God."
This parable illustrates the importance of the Word of God. God's Word contains total power, but it has to be planted in our hearts and allowed to germinate before it releases that power.
The seed is God's Word, and the types of ground are the four major
categories of men's hearts.
-1) Those by the wayside are the ones who hear; then the devil comes and takes away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.
-2) They on the rock are they who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; but these have no root, who believe for a while and then in time of temptation fall away quickly.
-3) Some that fell among thorns are those who, when they have heard, go out and are choked with cares, riches, and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to maturity.
-4) But those which are on the good ground; they, with an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience."
Luke 8:11-15 ================
-1) Those by the wayside are the ones who hear; then the devil comes and takes away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.
-2) They on the rock are they who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; but these have no root, who believe for a while and then in time of temptation fall away quickly.
-3) Some that fell among thorns are those who, when they have heard, go out and are choked with cares, riches, and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to maturity.
-4) But those which are on the good ground; they, with an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience."
Luke 8:11-15 ================
The Word was the same in each situation, but there were different results in each case because of the condition of men's hearts - not because of the Word.
The Word doesn't work for everyone because not everyone will allow the Word to work.
The variable in this parable is the condition of these hearts. God's Word is always the same.
It has the same potential in every heart. But each of us must seek to make it our prime priority!
4) Good ground doesn't just happen; it must be cultivated.
This is the reason why only one out of four persons in Jesus' parable brought forth fruit.
It takes a lot of time, effort, and diligence to be a fruitful Christian.
The Christian life is not like a hundred-yard dash - it is rather a 100 mile marathon.
It's quicker and easier to raise weeds than it is to raise tomatoes or corn. All the trash comes naturally in this world but just remember this world is does not happen to be your final destination for those who accept the Truth found in the WORD of God in the Bible!
In this whole parable, it was the Word that produced the fruit.
The ground simply gave it a place to grow.
To do so is to simply put God's Word in our hearts, protect it, and give it priority in our lives, the Word will produce fruit of itself.
The Word of God is the most important thing upon the face of the earth!
It created the Universe and all that we know in the natural world!
Satan has deceived many people into thinking that they don't have the talents or abilities to be fruitful Christians, but they are not the ones who bring forth fruit; it's God's Word.
This is the key lie in all eternity!
When we protect the Word sown in our hearts, it will do the rest.
AMEN
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