The Daily Guide
Great results
Jesus said to them, 'There are those who are represented by the picture of the seed that fell among the thorn-bushes. These are the people who hear the word, but the worry of this present world, and the deceptive seduction of wealth, and the desire for other things, get into them at the same time, and choke the life out of the word, and it never gets a chance to produce a crop.'
Mark 4:18-19 - William Barclay's translation
Worrying about your affairs in the world and falling for the world's allurements choke the Word in you! Jesus compares the sowing of seed to the sowing in your heart of God's Word by God's Spirit. In the Bible verses above Jesus tells you what stops the Word producing. He says it's the nature of your response to the world around you.
The life of Joshua is a wonderful example of the Word producing in someone's life. On the wrong side of Jordan God gave Joshua the Word that took him across to the right side of that river. Then that Word produced in him the exceptional leadership qualities needed to bring God's people successfully into possession of the Promised Land. By living in a trusting relationship with the Lord the Word sprang up in Joshua and produced great results. This ought to be the experience you and I are having! Josh.1
Put a coin in a vending machine and you get a product out. Put God's Word in your heart and you will get a divine product out. It may not be instant but it will be sure. Providing you keep God's Word safe in your heart, great results will blossom and bud! Through prayer and trust in God, keep the Word safe and an abundance of fruit will appear.
Cherish the Word in your heart!
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