We decide whether we will have a hard heart, a shallow heart, a crowded heart, or a receptive heart. We are the ones who determine what kind of soil our hearts will be. The seed falls on good ground and the plants produce a rich harvest. Finally, there is the fruitful heart that receives the Word.Slowly and surely, these people, busy with the cares and riches of the world, just lose interest in the things of God. That is the seed that falls on ground where weeds choke out its growth. This signifies the people who hear the Word of God and receive it with joy, but because there is no root to sustain them, they wither. That is the seed that falls on stony ground. This represents people who hear the Word of God, but never really believe. First, there is the hard heart, the seed that falls along the roadside."But other seed fell on good ground and yielded a crop that sprang up, increased and produced: some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some a hundred." ( Mark 4:8 ) And some fell into good soil and grew and yielded a hundredfold." As he said these things, he called out, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear." ~ Luke 8:4-8 ESV And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up with it and choked it. And some fell on the rock, and as it grew up, it withered away, because it had no moisture. And as he sowed, some fell along the path and was trampled underfoot, and the birds of the air devoured it. "And when a great crowd was gathering and people from town after town came to him, he said in a parable: "A sower went out to sow his seed. He who has ears, let him hear." ~ Matthew 13:1-9 ESV Other seeds fell on good soil and produced grain, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. Other seeds fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them. And since they had no root, they withered away. Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, since they had no depth of soil, but when the sun rose they were scorched. And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them. And he told them many things in parables, saying: "A sower went out to sow. And great crowds gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat down. "That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. The soil that the seed fell on represents four categories of hearers' hearts, four different reactions to the Word of God: the hard heart, the shallow heart, the crowded heart, and the fruitful heart. The human heart is like receptive soil to the seed of the Word of God. Jesus used this analogy in the Parable of the Sower. The Parable of the Sower is recorded in three of the four biblical Gospels – Matthew 13:1-23, Mark 4:1-20, and Luke 8:1-15.
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