Parable of the Sower – Mark 4:13
I read one of the most interesting takes on this parable in my devotions today. This is in regard to the seed that falls on the hard ground. Here goes…
“There are some people into whose hearts Christian truth can find no entry. This is due to the hearer’s lack of interest; and that lack of interest comes from a failure to realize how important the Christian decision is. Christianity fails to make an impact on so many people, not because they are hostile to it, but because they are indifferent. They think that it is irrelevant to life and that they can get on well enough without it. That might be true if life was always an easy way where there were neither tensions nor tears; but in fact there comes to every man a time when he needs a power not his own. It is the tragedy of life that so many discover that too late”
It is interesting to me that the decision for salvation, an issue of eternity, is so wrapped up in our life here on earth. As this quote reveals, far too many people ignore the voice of God because of the ease of life. And yet, when trials and tears invade our lives we are suddenly open to the issues of eternity.
It is amazing that Jesus’ parable 2000 years ago still pegs mankind today.
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