30/01/2026
Be a good earth—have a good and proper heart!
The parable of the sower speaks of four different kinds of hearts, only one of which is the good earth. Whether or not the Lord as life within us can grow depends very much on the condition of our heart.
The good earth is the heart that gives all the room to the seed for its growth. In the good earth the soil is not hardened like the wayside, and there are no rocks or thorns. Every bit of ground is given to the seed so that the seed can increase and spread. Such a heart bears fruit and produces thirtyfold, sixtyfold, and even a hundredfold.
(Mark 4:1-20)