Stormy Wind
Stormy wind fulfilling His word. Psalm 148: 8 Did you ever go into the woods late in the afternoon on a day of howling wind and driving rain; and did you ever see a drearier spectacle, or hear drearier sounds? The sough (moaning, whistling or rushing sound as made by the wind in trees …)…
A Good Heart
But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some a hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold. Matthew 13: 8 Matthew 13: 23, Mark 4: 20, Luke 8: 15 Jesus ends this teaching with giving understanding to his disciples on what it takes to have a good heart. While Matthew and Mark stick with the…
Worldly Heart
And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them: Matthew 13: 7 This is such a short scripture. However, Jesus has much to explain to his disciples. Matthew 13: 22, Mark 4: 18, 19, Luke 8: 14 Once again Jesus is explaining that the seed or word was planted by the…
The Father’s Will
Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done. Luke 22: 42 When I was young I had the idea (I am sure I must have heard sermons on this) that I would somehow have to annihilate my own will before I could properly pray to…
Stony Hearts
Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth: And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away. Matthew 13: 5,6 Jesus, again, expounded on this parable to His disciples after they…
Secret of the Lord
The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him. Psalm 25:14 There are certain secrets of God’s providence He allows His children to learn. Often, however, at least on the surface, His dealings with them appear to be harsh and hidden. Yet faith looks deeper and says, “This is God’s secret. You are…
The Way Side Heart
And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up: Matthew 13: 4 Jesus explains the meaning of this verse to his disciples in private after He had sent the multitude away and went into the house. When any one hearth the word of the kingdom,…
Introduction to the Heart
13 The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side. 2 And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore. 3 And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth…
The Kingdom of God
And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation: Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you. Luke 17: 20-21 What is the Kingdom of God?…
Assembling
Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. Hebrews 10: 25 This is a fascinating scripture in light of the current state of affairs. The “doctrine” of social distancing seems to be at the exact…
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