February 6, 2012 Got Life?

Got Life?

Mark 4: 3 “Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed. 4 As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. 5 Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. 6 But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root. 7 Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants, so that they did not bear grain. 8 Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up, grew and produced a crop, multiplying thirty, sixty, or even a hundred times.”

DO YOU desire to be good soil? Think of how life-giving is this picture that Jesus draws for you.
What a joy it is to travel America and see bountiful crops of many types fill the fields. America’s rich soil and ample water is one reason for our wealth.
Jesus wants you to be wealthy in his truth. As good soil needs living organisms to grow healthy crops, you must have the living word of God in you. God’s living word grows living truth. Living truth grows you strong against temptation and causes you to produce good fruit in your marriage, your children and your relationships.
I don’t know anyone who has had a garden and purposely ignored it, causing it to become arid, dry and lifeless. But I know many, many people who have an arid, lifeless faith because they do not seek the life-growing power of God’s Word for their lives.
I don’t understand why it is so difficult to get people to read the Bible. Do you?

Pause and consider that Life comes from Life. What is your life source?