And others are the ones on whom seed was sown among the thorns;
these are the ones who have heard the word,
but the worries of the world,
and the deceitfulness of riches,
and the desires for other things
enter in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
Mark 4:18-19 NASB
Three things here that Jesus says get in the way of the Word taking root in our hearts:
-The worries of the world
-The deceitfulness of riches
-The desire for other things
Some days for me it's all three!
But often it's just one ...
Which one is it for you at the moment?
Is it that my worries, concerns, hassles, fears, pressures, appear to be bigger than the God of the universe?
Are the worries of the world choking God off?
The thing with thorns is they're prickly and difficult to cut back, but it can be done.
We can look up.
At the Big Story
Who God is, how He works through history, what His purposes are...that helps me to get perspective.
And talk.
Share with someone you trust the worries of the world. We are called to bear one another's burdens and hearing and sharing is part of that.
#noreasontofear
#burdenbearers
#donotlosesightofGod
Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation, for through him God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can't see - such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through him and for him. Colossians 1:15-16 NLT OK so this is an English translation of a letter Paul wrote to a church 2,000 years ago, but does it feel like Paul is wrestling with words and ideas to try and capture all of who Jesus is, of who God is, of how does it work that the walking around Jesus was also there before the beginning of the beginning of everything we can see and touch and know. Not only that but Jesus was somehow the agent of everything that has been made in the physical, social, and spiritual. Jesus is at the centre of it all. Walking around Jesus. Cooking fish for breakfast Jesus. Heart aching as he ...
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