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Scripture: Luke 8:5-18
Song: Give Me Thy Heart
The parable of the soils was one of Jesus’ meeting sermons. As He traveled from city to city, He used it to prepare the people to receive the message. Luke says that “He would call out, ‘He who has ears to hear, let him hear.’” The parable is still a good sermon. It applies to the audience of every sermon that has ever been preached.
Some will hear, but not heed. Their hearts are closed, their minds made up, their ways are set. They’re not going to change. They decided that before the preacher got up. They decided before they got out of bed. Preaching to them is just a thing with which to put up.
Some will hear, but not hold fast. They receive the word but they don’t bury it very deep. They’re excited by it, but somehow they stop growing and fail to press on to maturity. They say the right things and put on a good show, but temptation comes and they fall away.
Some will hear, but hold on to the world. They’re too impressed with riches, too covetous of pleasure, too concerned with appearances, too anxious over life’s worries. All of these like weeds choke the word and prevent its growth in their heart.
Some will hear, hold fast, and bear fruit with perseverance. These are good, honest hearts, hearts that apply the message to themselves, hearts that plant the word deep, that meditate on it often, that practice it immediately.
Yes sir, that’ll preach. But who will hear? He that has ears, that’s who.
Jason Moore
