Join this HeartCry Prayer- Every Friday 11.30am-6.30pm (UK time)
The Lord is
simple but human beings have a way of complicating Him. Some are too smart
and intelligent for God. God tries various means of breaking us but often times, we slip away.
Thank God, for He
has not come unto us in parables, but in accents clear and still.
If there is
anything a Kingdom Labour should be entitled to, it is the secrets and
mysteries of the kingdom they belong to - Matt 13: 10 -11. Kingdom Labourers are not
better than other Christians who have not come to the knowledge of the way of the cross and complete gospel; but God by His mercy, hand-picks them that His truth might be revealed to them.
…Knowledge of the truth is not enough - a Kingdom Labourer must seek revelation.
Matthew 13: 12 -
The parable of the sower was meant for disciples, not unbelievers, to enable them learn and apply their hearts unto what have they
had received from the Lord. The Lord did this by showing them the various ways
whereby the enemy comes in to devour!
Looking closely into this passage, we will discover that the Lord
was focusing on the HEART of man. The different kinds of ground represented different kinds of hearts.
God knows that it is the heart that has
been worked upon and prepared that can
receive and put into use what He gives to it.
The state of our heart matters so much to God because it determines
how far He can really work with us. This is because He wants to deposit a lot of treasures into our lives - truth from His Word that will
bring about our daily sanctification and complete transformations - if we allow it to have free course in our lives.
John 10:10 – “The thief cometh not, but only to steal, kill and
destroy.”
In essence, our lives will not be attractive to the devil if there is no treasure in it.
The Bible makes us understand that even the very elect themselves will be deceived. If the Word of God is casual to us, we will become casualties and part of the deceived!
What kind of heart do you have?
Matt 13: 4-8
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Matthew 13: 19-23
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Prayer Points
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John
10:10
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Hard
Ground
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A ground (heart) that is
not yet dug up.
Untouched ground.
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Lacks understanding
Evil one comes to snatch
the Word away.
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The
thief comes only to
Steal
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Rocky Ground
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A ground (heart) that has
been dug up but at a very minimal level.
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Hears the Word
Receives it with joy but
has no root
When tribulations and
persecution come, he stumbles very quickly.
*Has no real root – roots are temporary, inconsistent and lasts
but a little while.
When affliction or trouble comes on account of the Word, at once
he stumbles and falls away* (AMP).
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Lord - daily work upon my
heart. Help me to sit down, so you can dig deep down into my life and allow
your Word to have root in me.
Let me not be a shallow
rooted.
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Kill
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Thorny Ground
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A ground (heart) that has
the capacity to yield produce, only if…
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Hears the Word
Cares of the world and
deceitfulness of pursuing wealth chokes the Word and it becomes unfruitful.
*Weeds of worry and illusions about
getting more; wanting everything under the sun strangle what was heard* (MSG).
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James 4 : 4
1 John 2: 15 – 17
Ephesians 1: 15 – 19
Psalm 127 : 1 – 2
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Destroy
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Good Ground
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A ground (heart) that has
fully been dug up and prepared…ready to receive and act upon the Word.
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Hears the Word
Understands the Word
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Lord – grant grace to
continue in your Word.
May I not become too familiar
with your Word but
Help me to simply trust
and obey that I may enter into Your rest.
Let me continue to abide
in You and allow Your words to abide in me.
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I (Jesus) have come that
you may have life and have it more abundantly.
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Enlarge our hearts, O Lord, that we may rightly perceive.
Help us to understand the true burden of the Lord, that we may labour correctly.
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