Being Good Soil: Receiving & Treasuring the Word
My Actions: (Found in vv. 1-4)
- Look or listen carefully to see clearly what is in God’s word
- Devote myself to understand truly what it says
- Seek the help of the Holy Spirit by persistent prayer and reliance upon God
- Make the pursuit of knowing God the highest pursuit of my life
God’s Response: (Found in vv. 5-15)
- He teaches me to submit my life to his rule and to have communion with him
- He transforms me… changing what my mind considers wisdom and what my heart delights in
The Outcome: (Found in vv. 16-22)
- I am delivered from the captivity of sin and death
- I am given the blessing of obedience and life