Parable of the Sower part 8

Mark 4:14-17

The sower sows the Word…These likewise are the ones sown on stony ground who, when they hear the Word, immediately receive it with gladness; and they have no root in themselves and so endure only for a time. Afterward, when tribulation or persecution arises for the Word’s sake, immediately they stumble.

The Word of God is the seed; our hearts are the soil. 

It is our choice what kind of soil we are. Our willingness to hear, understand and act on what we have heard will determine what kind of soil we are. 

The stony ground soil represents the life that is excited about the Word of God and what He has promised. However, they only endure for a short time because they didn’t allow the Word of God to take root in their hearts. This kind of soil can be deceiving from the outside because they look and sound like the kind of person who believes the Word of God, but actually, they haven’t given the Word of God the proper place in their life. 

But that’s not us! We’re the kind of soil that chooses to hear, understand, meditate, speak and act on the promises of God. We’re the soil that understands the value of the Word of God and gives His Word first place in our lives. We’re the kind of soil that holds fast to the Word; we refuse to let it go no matter what life throughs at us because we understand that the only way to experience true victory and freedom is through the Word of God, planted in our hearts, and acted upon in our lives.