Seeds On Rocky Soil
Jun 27, 2016 1885
Other seeds fell on thin, rocky ground and quickly started growing because the soil wasn’t very deep. But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched and dried up, because they did not have enough roots.” [Jesus later explained], “The seeds that fell on the rocky ground are the people who gladly hear the message and accept it right away, but they don’t have deep roots, and they don’t last very long. As soon as life gets hard or the message gets them in trouble, they give up. (Matthew 13:5-6; 20-21).
This part of Jesus’ parable about the sower applies to people who accept the message with great joy. But because they didn’t become deeply rooted in the truth, as soon as the going got tough for them they threw in the towel. Unfortunately, there are many people in that category. The fact that such people accept the message with “great joy” seems to imply that they are inclined to rush into things without checking them out thoroughly first.
Good counsel for people like this is that they adopt the characteristics of the Bereans who searched the Scriptures daily to ensure that what the apostle Paul had taught them was correct (Acts 17:10).
Be a Berean and ensure that your faith is firmly founded in the Lord Jesus. Anchored firmly to the rock, Christ Jesus, you can rest in the full assurance of his salvation.
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