And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness; And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word’s sake, immediately they are offended. And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word, And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.
The seed of God’s Word has power to give new life whenever and wherever it is sown or planted. However, it is the responsibility of the soil (that’s us) to give priority to God and his Word. Let’s make sure nothing is allowed to crowd God and his truth out of our lives. It is then and then alone that we can become fruit bearing Christians. Jesus will help us for he sees us not for what we are but for what we can become by God’s grace.
1 minute x 365 days = 1 year of working your way through Bible passages from most NT chapters in chronological order and some from the OT.