“And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture.”
We see the second individual in the parable of the sower. Jesus explains to us this person in verse 13 of the same chapter: “They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.” Matthew 13:20-21 also gives us an answer to this parable; “But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it; Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.” We know the first seed mentioned is one that has never accepted Christ as their personal Lord and Savior, but we see the second as one hearing the Word of God and putting their faith and trust in Jesus Christ. The biggest concern we see here is that you can’t take root on stony ground. When you dont have a good root, you will fall very quickly. Think of that hunter for a moment that is brand new to the sport. He always see’s his buddies filling tags. He sets to the field thinking it will be easy and doesn’t put much time and preparation into the hunt. In a short time he is flustered and may not even hunt again. This happens to new hunters quite often. Can you really expect much success when you quit early with no preparation? A lot of people have this idea that once you get saved, life becomes easy, but that’s just not true. The earth is cursed. Its full of sin and disappointment. Jesus Christ died to save us, but also to lead us through the storms of life. Satan wants us all to stop serving God. He will throw tough situations in front of us so we will stop serving God, unfortunately this happens to many believers. They have no root! God will always guide us through the storms of life, but we must trust in Him. We must plant our foundation strong so we have root to stand when the winds begin to blow. How is your work place right now? Are you ashamed to say that your a child of God? Are you afraid that your family may not treat you well because you go to church on Sunday? Do your hunting buddies think your weird because you love Jesus Christ? Are you ashamed of the Word of God? Romans 1:16 “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.” If the people around you don’t know that you love Jesus Christ it’s probably because your like the seed that fell on stony ground; ashamed and offended at the very Word of God. A believer with no root is like a young hunter that quits to soon. There will never be success in their future! Here is the big question? Do you want to live an unsuccessful life as a Christian? Plant your seed on good ground! Jesus Christ is the only joy in this life!
Memory Verse Week 1/10/21
John 8:32
“And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”
