The mysteries of the kingdom are in Matthew 13.
Jesus tells us about different kinds of soil, the hearts of mankind.
The word of God is sown by Christ, the sower.
4 kinds of ground are mentioned: wayside, stony, thorns and good ground.
The wayside lacks the spiritual understanding to accept God's Salvation.
The stony ground accepts the Gospel, yet does not grow because of persecution and lack of root.
The ground full of thorns is very common, I believe. Hearing and receiving, yet the world
chokes out the goodness of the Gospel in them, and the cares of this life become more important than serving Christ.
The good ground is what we want to be. There are various levels of growth in the good ground, yet it is still all of God.
A prayer the Lord gave me goes like this, "Lord, give me ears to hear, a heart to understand and endurance to bear fruit."
We should desire to be "good ground" and "profitable servants".
Remember, the trials of this life are not worthy to be compared to the glory that will one day be revealed in us.
Take comfort in knowing that God looks forward to eternity so that He can show us His great kindness through Jesus Christ
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