19 September 2015 - planted deep

Jesus is calling us to welcome the word of God. There is abundant seed. The sower throws it everywhere, regardless of whether it will ultimately take or not. It is up to us not to be too shallow, or too hard, or too crowded to receive it. We are a very special kind of garden.  We get to choose what kind of soil we are.

But as for the seed that fell on rich soil,
they are the ones who, when they have heard the word,
embrace it with a generous and good heart,
and bear fruit through perseverance.”

If we want knowledge of the mysteries of the Kingdom of God to be granted to us this is what we need to do. We need to embrace the word with a generous and good heart and bear fruit through perseverance. We need to let it penetrate deeply into us. We need to consciously lower the barriers that keep it on the surface. We need to draw it down deep into the soil of our lives by bringing it into contact with every corner of our hearts and minds. What areas of our lives are lived without reference to the word? Let us bring the seeds there too. Let us continue to draw the word deep within us until it touches every part of who we are.

When the seed is deep enough perseverance is possible. Our roots are deep enough to actually bear fruit. We are able to keep the commandment even "Without stain or reproach" until Jesus returns or calls us home.

the King of kings and Lord of lords,
who alone has immortality, who dwells in unapproachable light,
and whom no human being has seen or can see.
To him be honor and eternal power. Amen.

It is all possible because the sower is so generous with his seed. He gives us all we need to produce fruit, thirty, sixty, and one-hundred fold.

For he is good:
the LORD, whose kindness endures forever,
and his faithfulness, to all generations.