The Good Soil of Faith

Posted on March 26, 2025

Gardeners understand the process of planting seeds in good soil, knowing that the harvest will be as great as the time taken in preparation. We learn that fertile soil is properly cultivated for its crops, or yield as illustrated in the parable of the sower in the bible:

“And the one on whom seed was sown on the good soil, this is the man who hears the word and understands it; who indeed bears fruit and brings forth, some a hundredfold, some sixty, and thirty.” (Matthew 13:23)

In this parable, the soil is representative of our heart and how the condition of the heart effects our receptivity of the seed (or word) that God desires to sow in us.

We can all be hearers of the Word, but all will not be sowers of the Word based on the condition of our hearts. Some will receive the Word with joy, yet will not allow the Word to take root or to bear fruit due to the trials and afflictions of life. (Matthew 13:20-21)

Others will hear the Word, but will allow the worries of the world and the deceitfulness of wealth to choke the Word, and it will become unfruitful. (Matthew 13:22)

But, for those who desire to live an abundantly fruitful life on this earth, he (or she) is the one on whose heart soil has been prepared to hear the Word of God with understanding and the wisdom and trust to live it out daily, and a result, will live a fruitful, blessed life.

“…who indeed bears fruit and brings forth, some a hundredfold, some sixty, and some thirty.” (Matthew 13:23b)

May you choose to be the one on whom seed is sown on the good soil of faith!