“The good soil represents those who hear and accept God’s message and produce a huge harvest — thirty, sixty, or even a hundred times as much as had been planted.”
— Mark 4:20 (NLT)
When you plant garden seeds, you don’t expect much of a crop from dry, rocky ground or a patch full of weeds. But good soil — black soil full of minerals — will produce up to a hundred times the amount of seed that was planted. In the same way, people with good hearts, ready to receive God’s Word and act on it, will also produce an abundant harvest.
God has given you special talents and abilities that he wants you to use. Do you love to run fast? Do you have a good singing voice or an ability to play the flute well? Can you write poetry or paint watercolors? God wants you to enjoy the gifts and talents, but also use them to bring joy to others and glory and praise to God. Is your life producing such a harvest? It can!
If you don’t like your harvest, check your soil. Is it full of weeds (like resentment, laziness, or jealousy)? Is your soil dry and hard from lack of water (from ignoring reading your Bible)? If your soil needs attention, be a good farmer. Plant it with seeds of obedience to God’s Word — then wait for that bumper-crop harvest!
More to Explore: Luke 8:15
Girl Talk: Are you using your talents to the best of your ability?
God Talk: “Lord, I want to use my talents for you. Please help me to honor you in all I do. I want to give you a bumper crop! Amen.”
From Girlz Rock by Kristi Holl