And take heed to
yourselves, lest at any time
your hearts be overcharged
with surfeiting, and
drunkenness, and cares of
this life, and so that day
come upon you unawares
(Luke 21:34).
The parable of the sower
that Jesus told in Mark
chapter 4 shows us the
reason the Word of God is
unfruitful in the lives of
some Christians: “And these
are they which are sown
among thorns; such as hear
the word, And the cares of
this world, and the
deceitfulness of riches, and
the lusts of other things
entering in, choke the word,
and it becometh
unfruitful ” (Mark 4:18-19).
So, when you find yourself
not bearing the right fruits
after the Word of God has
come to you, such that the
Word is not producing
results and keeping you
steady in the way, it’s
because you’re receiving the
Word among thorns.
“Thorns” here refers to “the
cares of this world, the
deceitfulness of riches, and
the lusts of other things. ”
These things choke the
Word of God in people ’s lives
and make it unproductive,
thus resulting in many not
living to their potentials in
God. 1 John 2:15 says “Love
not the world, neither the
things that are in the world.
If any man love the world,
the love of the Father is
not in him. ” Refuse to allow
the cares of this present
world douse your love for
the Lord or dissipate your
zeal for spiritual things.
Our opening scripture says
“ take heed to yourselves,
lest at any time your hearts
be overcharged with
surfeiting. ” God doesn’t want
your heart to go after the
things of this life. He
doesn ’t want you
overwhelmed with the cares
of this life. He wants you to
set your heart on Him and
give Him your whole
attention. He wants you to
guard your heart and make
it a fertile ground always
for His Word to not only be
deep-rooted, but to produce
the desired result.
Proverbs 23:26 says “My
son, give me thine heart,
and let thine eyes observe
my ways. ” One way to do
this is to constantly
meditate on the Word as
the Lord admonished Joshua
in Joshua 1:8. When your
mind is full of God this way,
your concerns will be
centered on how to please
Him, and you won ’t find
yourself going after the vain
things of life.
Prayer
Dear Father, I thank you
for the blessing of your
Word and for teaching me
how to keep my focus on
spiritual things and set my
love on you at all times. My
heart is fixed on you today,
to serve, love you and know
you more, and nothing in the
world can distract me from
the pursuit of your will and
purpose for my life, in
Jesus ’ Name. Amen.
Further Study:
Hebrews 12:1
Wherefore seeing we also
are compassed about with so
great a cloud of witnesses,
let us lay aside every
weight, and the sin which
doth so easily beset us, and
let us run with patience the
race that is set before us,
Hebrews 10:38-39
Heb 10:38 Now the just
shall live by faith: but if
any man draw back, my soul
shall have no pleasure in him.
Heb 10:39 But we are not
of them who draw back unto
perdition; but of them that
believe to the saving of the
soul. .
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