• How I receive God’s word ( His message , His promises ..) is important to me
• I know I receive His word with joy – but do I want this joy to remain?
• Do I need to maintain The joy with which I receive in His word ?
• I should not fall into the category of maintaining Gods word for a while but for a lifetime .
• Be not a rocky soil instead be a good fertile soil
Nature of “believing for a while “ :
• Don’t have deep roots
• fall away when they face temptation.
• Withdraw in time of trial and and stand aloof
• believe only for a little while
• Give up as life gets hard
• turn away when trouble comes
• Falling away when the time of testing comes
• Abandon the word the when faith is tested
• don’t allow the teaching to go deep into their lives.
Overcoming tips to fall into fertile soil:
• Cling to His word : patiently. How long ? – until I see the result
• Hold it fast steadily
• commit myself to it with a good and upright heart.
• keep it until last
• Obey His word
• Retain it : persisting until I bear fruit
• seize the Word
• Stick to the word until there is a harvest
• Endure by faith
When I cling to His word patiently – results are immense.
I will enjoy :
• Huge harvest
• Steady harvest
• Bearing Good fruit
• Lasting harvest ( harvest that doesn’t stop)
• Good harvest
Takeaways:
• Steady growth brings steady fruit
• produce what is good despite what life may bring : not going by what life offers but by what God’s word offers
Prayer 🙏🏻
Father In Jesus Name help me to stick to your word and bear fruit inJN amen
Bible references:
““This is the meaning of the parable: The seed is God’s word.”
Luke 8:11 NLT
“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. 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. And 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.”
Luke 8:13-15 NLT
“And those upon the rock [are the people] who, when they hear [the Word], receive and welcome it with joy; but these have no root. They believe for a while, and in time of trial and temptation fall away (withdraw and stand aloof).”
Luke 8:13 AMPC
“But as for that [seed] in the good soil, these are [the people] who, hearing the Word, hold it fast in a just (noble, virtuous) and worthy heart, and steadily bring forth fruit with patience.”
Luke 8:15 AMPC
“The seed on the rock are those who receive the word joyfully when they hear it, but they have no root. They believe for a while but fall away when they are tempted.
The seed that fell on good soil are those who hear the word and commit themselves to it with a good and upright heart. Through their resolve, they bear fruit.”
Luke 8:13, 15 CEB
“The seeds that fell on rocky ground are the people who gladly hear the message and accept it. But they don’t have deep roots, and they believe only for a little while. As soon as life gets hard, they give up.
Those seeds that fell on good ground are the people who listen to the message and keep it in good and honest hearts. They last and produce a harvest.”
Luke 8:13, 15 CEV
“Others are like the seed that fell on rock. That is like the people who hear God’s teaching and gladly accept it. But they don’t have deep roots. They believe for a while. But when trouble comes, they turn away from God.
And what about the seed that fell on the good ground? That is like the people who hear God’s teaching with a good, honest heart. They obey it and patiently produce a good crop.”
Luke 8:13, 15 ERV
“The seeds that fell on rocky ground stand for those who hear the message and receive it gladly. But it does not sink deep into them; they believe only for a while but when the time of testing comes, they fall away.
The seeds that fell in good soil stand for those who hear the message and retain it in a good and obedient heart, and they persist until they bear fruit.”
Luke 8:13, 15 GNB
“Some people are like seeds on rocky soil. They welcome the word with joy whenever they hear it, but they don’t develop any roots. They believe for a while, but when their faith is tested, they abandon it.
The seeds that were planted on good ground are people who also hear the word. But they keep it in their good and honest hearts and produce what is good despite what life may bring.”
Luke 8:13, 15 GW
““But the seed in the good earth—these are the good-hearts who seize the Word and hold on no matter what, sticking with it until there’s a harvest.”
Luke 8:15 MSG
“The seed that fell on rock is like those who hear God’s teaching and accept it gladly, but they don’t allow the teaching to go deep into their lives. They believe for a while, but when trouble comes, they give up.”
Luke 8:13 NCV
“The seed that fell into good, fertile soil represents those lovers of truth who hear it deep within their hearts. They respond by clinging to the word, keeping it dear as they endure all things in faith. This is the seed that will one day bear much fruit in their lives.””
Luke 8:15 TPT
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