Heavenly Father, clear my mind of all distractions now so that I can focus totally on being with You.

Mark 4:1-12

[1] The next time Jesus taught beside Lake Galilee, a big crowd gathered. It was so large that he had to sit in a boat out on the lake, while the people stood on the shore. [2] He used stories to teach them many things, and this is part of what he taught: [3] Now listen! A farmer went out to scatter seed in a field. [4] While the farmer was scattering the seed, some of it fell along the road and was eaten by birds. [5] Other seeds fell on thin, rocky ground and quickly started growing because the soil wasn't very deep. [6] But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched and dried up, because they did not have enough roots.

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Why did Jesus teach in parables?
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Do some “soil testing” on yourself. Ask God to show you what your heart is like and how to improve its “soil.”
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Lord Jesus, I ask You to give me a heart that gladly receives Your Word, obeys it and produces a good crop.
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^{Scripture quotations taken from the Contemporary English Version, Copyright © 1995 by American Bible Society}