The planting of the Word of God. It will either take root and yield fruit or it will dry up and disappear. When Jesus told the parable of the sower, He explained it this way.
Luke; 8:5-8
("A sower went out to sow seed. And as he sowed, some fell by the wayside; and it was trampled down, and the birds of the air devoured it. Some fell on rock; and as soon as it sprang up, it withered away because it lacked moisture. And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up with it and choked it. But others fell on good ground, sprang up, and yielded a crop of hundredfold." When He had said these things He cried, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear!")
What does the parable mean? The disciples didn't know what Jesus meant by this parable and they ask Him to explain it. Jesus told them the explanation of this parable.
THE WAYSIDE
Luke; 8:12
(Those by the wayside are the ones who hear; then the devil comes and takes away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.)
FELL ON ROCK
Luke; 8:13
(But the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who believe for a while and in time of temptation fall away.)
AMONG THE THORNS
Luke; 8:14
(Now the ones that fell among the thorns are those who, when they have heard, go out and are choked with cares, riches, and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to maturity.)
GOOD SOIL
Luke; 8:15
(But the ones that fell on the good ground are those who, having heard the word with a noble and good heart, keep it and bear fruit with patience.)
What type of soil were we when the word was sown in our heart. Did the devil take it away? Did it dry up and go away because we had no root in the word? Did it get choked by the worries of the world? Or is it producing fruit in our life? If we stay connected to the Word of God "Jesus", then we will bear much fruit.
God Bless You!
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