Deeper Life #231

For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.

—Matthew 13:12

THOSE WHO HEAR THE WORD of God and do not understand it are like the wayside ground, so hard that the seed does not penetrate it. Then the Devil comes along and snatches the Word away.

By getting into a state where you do not listen to what Jesus says, you give free course to the entrance of Satan into your life. The only thing that God can do with spiritually shallow people is to permit tribulation, adversity, conviction, and sickness. When such problems come, your ears are opened and you receive a new word from God. I am not surprised that Jesus says, “In the world ye shall have tribulation.” Tribulation is God’s plow to keep the ground of the heart broken up and ready for His truth.

Prayer Thought: Oh, deliver me from the snares of Satan’s subtle attacks. I am listening, Lord, to Your voice.

SUGGESTED READING: Matthew 13:10–12