"The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side. And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore. And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow; And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up: Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth: And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away. And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them: But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear."
Today's quote relates the parable of "the sower" wherein Jesus explained how there would be some who would pay no attention to what He had to say. Some would hear and quickly forget. Some would want to hear and believe but would have His message drowned out by those who would teach false doctrines in His name.
Then, Jesus said that there would be some who would hear, receive and then go on to teach His soul saving gospel to others, as they should.
Many react to the word of God the same way today as they did when Jesus preached it Himself. There are some who will let it go in one ear and out the other. Some will fire up for a while then quickly move on to something new. Some will hear the true message be so distorted so as to render it meaningless. Then, of course there will be some like I hope we all are, who will continue to preach and teach the gospel until Jesus returns to claim His kingdom and take us home.~
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