Understanding the Word of God is Key to bearing fruit.
"Jesus said to his disciples:
“Hear the parable of the sower. The seed sown on the path is the one who hears the word of the Kingdom without understanding it, and the Evil One comes and steals away what was sown in his heart.
"The seed sown on rocky ground is the one who hears the word and receives it at once with joy. But he has no root and lasts only for a time. When some tribulation or persecution comes because of the word, he immediately falls away.
"The seed sown among thorns is the one who hears the word, but then worldly anxiety and the lure of riches choke the word and it bears no fruit.
"But the seed sown on rich soil is the one who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and yields a hundred or sixty or thirtyfold.”
(Matthew 13: 18 - 23).
Friday July 28th 2023 in the 16th Week of Ordinary Time.
The Gospel today is again from the Parable of the Sower. This Parable is so important to understanding the critical condition for bearing fruit from the word of God.
Understanding the Word you hear or read whether from homily, reading or podcast is key to the process of bearing fruit from the word in the mind and heart of the recipient.
I gave a testimony on this platform last week how the word of God I read from a Gideon Bible in a hotel room brought me to conversion. Others have had such experience from watching televangelists on television.
Some conditions for a fruitful encounter with the word are:
Come to the Word hungry.
Come with a teachable attitude.
Avoid all distractions.
Hear the same Word many times.
The Church honors the Most Precious Blood of Jesus Christ in July.
For Devotion, Litany of the Most Precious Blood of Jesus Christ and other prayers, click the link below:
http://seekfirst.blogspot.com/2023/04/devotion-to-most-precious-blood-of.html?m=1
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