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Reblogged from Prophecy update
This
is not a picture of someone who says they don't want to pray, read the
Bible, or go to church. Rather, this represents someone who thinks those
are good things to do. But over time, they start losing interest, and
the things of this world become more important to them than the things
of the next world. And that is what chokes them out spiritually.
Reblogged from Prophecy update
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.
-Luke 8:14
I
have always been amazed by weeds. You can take a little flower, plant
it in the perfect location, water it, and make sure there are no pests
to threaten it. You can do everything possible for that flower, and it
will slowly grow. But then, in the same amount of time, some weed
springs up from a little crack in the sidewalk and that weed chokes out
the flower.
But
the weed doesn't suddenly burst out of the ground, grab the flower, and
start shaking it. The process is gradual. First, there is a flower
growing, and then the weed appears. The next day, the weed is a little
closer. And on it goes until the weed starts to wrap itself around the
flower and choke out its growth.
That
is what Jesus was describing in the parable of the sower when He spoke
about those who are "choked with cares, riches, and pleasures of life,
and bring no fruit to maturity" (Luke 8:14). This isn't something that
happens overnight; it happens over a period of time.
I
also find it interesting that it is the "cares, riches, and pleasures
of life" that prevent the seed of God's Word from maturing and producing
fruit. These aren't necessarily bad things in and of themselves. But
these are good things that become the most important things and choke
out the spiritual things.
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