Did you catch Dr. Bri’s teaching on "Repairing Altars and Breaches" last Monday? If not, you can watch the replay.
At the end of her teaching, Dr. Bri discussed the Parable of the Sower, a story many of us are familiar with from Matthew 13:3-8. She focused on its deeper meaning as explained in verses 18-23:
When anyone hears the message about the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in their heart. This is the seed sown along the path. The seed falling on rocky ground refers to someone who hears the word and at once receives it with joy. But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away.
The seed falling among the thorns refers to someone who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, making it unfruitful. But the seed falling on good soil refers to someone who hears the word and understands it. This is the one who produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown.
Before hearing Dr. Bri’s message, I thought, “Surely, my heart is full of good soil.” But after listening again, the Lord gently opened my eyes and revealed to me that I am not. I want to encourage you to reflect on your own heart as well. Are you truly the "good soil" described in the parable?
Here’s why this matters: Studies show that 44% of people forget what they heard in a sermon by the time Monday rolls around. By Wednesday, a staggering 94% of people have forgotten most of the message.*
That means only 6% of us are holding on to the seeds of the Word of God and applying them to our lives! In our case, only 6% of us remember how to repair breaches and tear down altars from Monday's teaching. But it's not your fault- this is spiritual warfare at play, and it’s robbing us of the harvest that comes from God’s word.
So, let’s take a moment to examine our hearts. Ask God to break up any hardened, rocky, or thorny areas within us. Let Him till the soil of our thoughts and actions until we become good soil—soil that yields a harvest of a hundred, sixty, or thirty times what was sown.
Be blessed.
*citation: Forgetting the Sermon by Wednesday – XPastor®
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