In a lot of ways, this passage is connected to what I talked about yesterday: our response to Jesus’ authority.
Today, the question is, “How do we respond to His word?” You see this in the parable of the soils, but also in these words:
Consider carefully what you hear…With the measure you use, it will be measured to you— and even more.
Whoever has will be given more; whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them. (Mark 4:24-25)
In short, if you hear God’s word, and it bears fruit in your life, God will give you more and more wisdom and understanding.
But if you harden your heart to his word, if you abandon it when trials and hardship come, or if you let it get choked out by other things, you’ll lose the wisdom and understanding God had previously given you.
How about you? Does God’s word bear fruit in your life?
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