What Kind of Dirt Are You?

"The seed is the word of God." Luke 8:11

Jesus told a parable to a crowd of people. A parable is a story with a hidden meaning. A lot of times Jesus told stories to the crowds of people that they didn't understand, but He told His disciples His secrets. The closer you are to Jesus, the more of His secrets you will hear!

In this story, a man planted seed in the ground, but some of it fell in three different kinds of dirt. The seed couldn't grow very well at all in those kinds of dirt. Finally, the seed got planted in a good kind of dirt and good fruit grew.

The secret of this story is that the seed is really the Word of God. God's Word is written for us in the Bible. Jesus is also called the Word of God made flesh. God made the whole world by speaking words. His words are very powerful! When they get planted in your heart, they will grow up like a plant that is full of life and good fruit!

The thing is, your heart needs to be good ground in order for God's Word to grow in your life. Your heart needs to be like soft dirt that a seed can grow in. A soft heart means that you will listen to God's Words and do what He says.