February 10, 2026

The Seed and Your Heart, Part 2 The Living Bible

Matthew 13: 3-6

“And some fell on rocky soil where there was little depth of earth; the plants sprang up quickly enough in the shallow soil, but the hot sun soon scorched them and they withered and died, for they had so little root. Other seeds fell among thorns, and the thorna choked out the tender blades.”

Matthew 3:20-22, paraphrased.

Going back to our heart example from yesterday. Some hearts accept Jesus and they accept it with true joy but he doesn’t have much depth in his life and the roots don’t go very deep and then when trouble comes or persecution begins because of his beliefs, it fades and he drops away.

The ground covered with thorns and thistles repreesnts a man who hears the message, but the cares of this life and his longing for money chokes out God’s Word and he does less and less for God.

PRAYER: Dear Heavenly Father, Lord Jesus and Holy Spirit! Thank you for giving us the instructions that we need to protect our hearts! Praise Your Name.

Help us to clean out our hearts as they become clogged with thinking of ourselves only. WE aren’t meant to just say “okay, I am saved and I will make it into heaven.” That is not HOLY! That is thinking just about ME and not fully understanding that it is about You! You and JESUS in partnership with each other. Me giving myself TOTALLY to JESUS! It is a very selfish way of thinking that I did this and now I want You to give me everything I want.

GOD SAYS NO! And He responds by trying to get your attention, but after a while all of those thorns start rapidly growing up and then eventually You don’t hear HIS VOICE and it disappears.

Or so you think.

Jesus is always there.

Waiting for YOU!

Whether you believe in Him or not, He is always there. Jesus will never go away, He is Eternal and Lord of All.

He loves YOU that much. Jesus will never force HIMSELF on YOU. He will NEVER ASK MORE OF YOU THAN YOU ARE WILLING TO GIVE if you have very little belief. But for those that do BELIEVE ON HIM, He will ask much more of you.

Take care to weed out YOUR heart. Search it diligently. Replace all those “ME” desires, those evil thoughts that satan plants, YOUR SELF, and habits. Those mean nothing. satan is leading you down into hell and doesn’t care about you. satan is a liar and always will be.

Remember that the narrow road is hard to walk, and the road that you walk is WORTH IT. Jesus wants, loves, and knows what is best for YOU. He has your best interests in mind. He will never force you, or coerce you into doing His Will. It is an invitation to Heaven, and He is waiting for YOU to accept it.

Jesus is waiting for YOU!

AMEN!