Good Soil

Luke 8

11 “This is the meaning of the parable: The seed is God’s word. 12 The seeds that fell on the footpath represent those who hear the message, only to have the devil come and take it away from their hearts and prevent them from believing and being saved. 13 The seeds on the rocky soil represent those who hear the message and receive it with joy. But since they don’t have deep roots, they believe for a while, then they fall away when they face temptation. 14 The seeds that fell among the thorns represent those who hear the message, but all too quickly the message is crowded out by the cares and riches and pleasures of this life. And so they never grow into maturity. 15And the seeds that fell on the good soil represent honest, good-hearted people who hear God’s word, cling to it, and patiently produce a huge harvest.”

Lord, this morning, I pray that I will be a “good soil” person, paying attention to Your Word, and living accordingly. I also pray that You will guide me in helping the students whom I teach each week to become “good soil” people as well. I fear for many of them, because I see traits of “shallow soil,” and “rocky soil” in so many of them. give me the sense of urgency to help them move over to the “good soil” category.