Accepting the Seed

"Then Jesus said to them, “Don’t you understand this parable? How then will you understand any parable? The farmer sows the word. Some people are like seed along the path, where the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them. Others, like seed sown on rocky places, hear the word and at once receive it with joy. But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away. Still others, like seed sown among thorns, hear the word; but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other things come in and choke the word, making it unfruitful. Others, like seed sown on good soil, hear the word, accept it, and produce a crop—thirty, sixty or even a hundred times what was sown.”  - Mark 4:13-20

Tomorrow is Resurrection Sunday. The words will be spoken throughout the world in various assemblies and churches... He is Risen! The day will be filled with rejoicing and family gatherings. It will be a day of joyful fellowship in the worship service and then around the dinner table with family. For many, this day will be one of the only days in the year that they take time to worship the risen Lord. They will hear the message again with great joy, but in the weeks ahead it will slip away because it wasn't accepted.

What kind of soil are you? Will the resurrection story fall upon your heart and produce a great crop of thirty, sixty or even a hundred fold? Or will the day soon pass from your memory like the morning dew? May the message "He is Risen" change your life and deliver you from the grave clothes of worldly pursuits and unending worries! Hear the word tomorrow and every day with great joy and live the message with great acceptance.