Choice 1

I hope that you have read mark 4:1-20. Today we will look at what your first option can be.

As I stated in the previous blog post, this is a passage we all know well. We know that the different grounds represent us and the Sower is God. And as I stated, I believe you can only be one, I don't believe we have the option to play "musical chairs" with the different grounds/soils.

The first choice we encounter is: The Hard Ground. The fields in Palestine were in the form of long, narrow strips; these strips were divided by little grass paths; these paths were rights of way; the result was that they became beaten as hard as pavement by the feet of those who used them. As the sower scattered his seed, some might fall on this hardened ground, but it had no chance to grow.

This is what I would call an unreceptive person. This is the person that sees the great work of the hands of God but his heart is callous to what he sees. Some examples of people from the Bible that I believe would fall in this category would be Pharaoh and Judas. Think about it, these men saw great signs and miracles that God performed but yet the seed did not grow.

Does this describe you? You go to church, even attend Bible class and are part of a small group but for whatever the reason, God's Word has made no change in your life. The writer of Hebrews tells us, "The Word of God is living and active..." Is God's Word living and active in your life or is it just falling onto hard ground?

Francis Chan asks these two questions in Crazy Love:
1. Has your relationship with God actually changed the way you live?
2. Do you see evidence of God's Kingdom in your life?

Meditate and pray over your answers to these questions this week.

May the Lord bless you and keep you.