“Because they had no deepness of earth...because they had no root...yet hath he no root in himself...because it had no depth of earth...because it had no root…[they] have no root in themselves...because it lacked moisture.”
The above quotes are taken from three of the four Gospels, Matthew, Mark and Luke. They’re a part of our Lord’s teaching on the Seed and the Sower. He shows the great danger of being a “surface saint.” Superficial souls are the devil’s delight. Jesus tells us they are an easy prey for Satan.
When interpreting the parable, Jesus makes plain the fault is not with the seed (the Word), but rather with the soil (the heart). Like many today, they were more concerned with outward image than depth of soul. Show, to this type, is more important than substance.
The reason we do not see the “fruit of the Spirit” in more lives of Christians today is told us in the Old Testament, “Take root downward, and bear fruit upward.” We are to “dwell deep,” if we are to have any sinew of soul. We need to intellectually get out of the baby pool and get into intellectual “waters to swim in.”
Words are formed from thought, therefore, what we talk about is the measuring rod of our depth of soul!
R.D.S.
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