Jesus spoke of it to the first century disciples in lots of places. I came across the parable of the soils (or the sower) in Mark 4 yesterday. It seems like things haven't changed all that much.
Jesus is talking about the word being sown in different types of soils. In v.18 he says:
"Still others, like seed sown among thorns, hear the word; but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for others things come in and choke the word, making it unfruitful."
Isn't it amazing that this was written for the first century. It sounds very current.
Worries of this life, the false sense of security that comes from our prosperity are very modern problems for each of us. It is what keeps many in our churches, nominal - keeping the form of religion without the power!
Our daily routines can easily become too full - our lives if packed with materialistic pursuits will crowd out God's Word and leave us unfruitful for Him.
TFTD: We need to free ourselves up (and stay freed up) so that we can hear God when He speaks.
Have a great day,
Peter Clark.
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