THORNY HEART

“And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.”

LUKE 8:14 (KJV)

It is important for us to consider this category of people as they appear to make progress with the word of God only for us to discover that they couldn’t bring forth fruit to perfection.

People with hearts as this hear the word of God, believe it, continue with the word, but do not persevere to see the word produce what it talks about. Their belief in the word appears to be for a while as the cares of this world alongside its riches and pleasures choked the word.

It is a reality of life that cares abound as man’s needs are insatiable, but we are not to allow them stop us from holding on to our persuasion of the word of God. When our desires for earthly gratifications delay in manifestation, we are often tempted to give up on the word of God but that is the time we can really proof our faith in God.

We can infer from the response of this category of people to the word of God that their motive for serving God is to satisfy their earthly desires. This shouldn’t be the reason we serve God. We are to seek first the pleasure of the father by living a life of unflinching trust in him. Scripture says for us to seek first the Kingdom of God and assures us that all that we seek will be added to us.