In Mark chapter four Jesus tells the story of the parable of the sower (someone who plants seed).
Mark 4:3-8 A farmer went out to plant some seed. As he scattered it across his field, some of the seed fell on a footpath, and the birds came and ate it. Other seed fell on shallow soil with underlying rock. The seed sprouted quickly because the soil was shallow. But the plant soon wilted under the hot sun, and since it didn’t have deep roots, it died. Other seed fell among thorns that grew up and choked out the tender plants so they produced no grain. Still other seeds fell on fertile soil, and they sprouted, grew, and produced a crop that was thirty, sixty, and even a hundred times as much as had been planted! Jesus spoke in parables for us, not for the people he was actually speaking to at the time. They didn't understand what he was saying. Afterwards he explained the parable to the disciples. Mark 4:14-20 The farmer plants seed by taking God’s word to others. The seed that fell on the footpath represents those who hear the message, only to have Satan come at once and take it away. The seed on the rocky soil represents those who hear the message and immediately receive it with joy. But since they don’t have deep roots, they don’t last long. They fall away as soon as they have problems or are persecuted for believing God’s word. The seed that fell among the thorns represents others who hear God’s word, but all too quickly the message is crowded out by the worries of this life, the lure of wealth, and the desire for other things, so no fruit is produced. And the seed that fell on good soil represents those who hear and accept God’s word and produce a harvest of thirty, sixty, or even a hundred times as much as had been planted! When some people hear the good news about Jesus they dismiss it outright (footpath). Some people come along to youth group every now and then before fizzling out (rocky soil). Some people go to church for many years but they get distracted by study, work and the busyness of life (thorny soil). But some people serve God wholeheartedly and tell other people about Jesus (good soil). They produce a harvest of believers. Which type of soil are you?
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