July 24: Matthew 13:1-9
Key Verse: Matthew 13:9
Whoever has ears, let them hear.
Devotion:
Have you ever wondered why some things in life just seem difficult whilst others are so simple? Have you compared what it is like to build something when you have the instructions and when you don’t have the instructions? Life is a whole lot easier when we have instructions to follow and we actually follow the instructions. If we don’t follow them, life is difficult, but with those instructions, life becomes easier.
Jesus was trying to illustrate this to the people by telling them a parable of a farmer sowing seeds. When the seeds landed on the right soil with the right environment, the seeds would thrive and grow into healthy crops.
The Holy Spirit is sowing seeds in our lives all the time and our past lives dictate what sort of ‘soil’ we are and how receptive we are going to be to the seeds being sown. God does not discriminate about who gets the seeds because He would like the seeds to be sown everywhere. Just like the farmer would recognise where the seeds have the best chance at growing, God knows too.
If we start listening and obeying, we are going to become more receptive to those seeds and we will have a better chance at having them germinate in our lives. It has already started with God sowing the seeds, but we have to be receptive and start listening to what He is saying to us!
Points to Ponder:
Do you listen to God’s instructions?
Or are you distracted by the world around you?