“Listen! Behold, a sower went out to sow. And it happened, as he sowed, that some seed fell by the wayside; and the birds of the air came and devoured it. Some fell on stony ground, where it did not have much earth; and immediately it sprang up because it had no depth of earth. But when the sun was up it was scorched, and because it had no root it withered away. And some seed fell among thorns; and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no crop. But other seed fell on good ground and yielded a crop that sprang up, increased and produced: some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some a hundred.” -Mark 4:3-8
Explained:
“The sower sows the word. And these are the ones by the wayside where the word is sown. When they hear, Satan comes immediately and takes away the word that was sown in their hearts. These likewise are the ones sown on stony ground who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with gladness; and they have no root in themselves, and so endure only for a time. Afterward, when tribulation or persecution arises for the word’s sake, immediately they stumble. Now these are the ones sown among thorns; they are the ones who hear the word, and the cares of this world, the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires for other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. But these are the ones sown on good ground, those who hear the word, accept it, and bear fruit: some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some a hundred.” -Mark 4:14-20
When Jesus speaks this parable to the crowds He does not give the explanation to them. We read that He ends His teaching with the words “He who has ears, let him hear!”-Mark 4:9. When we further read it wasn’t until Jesus is alone with the 12 disciples does He explain : “And He said to them, “To you it has been given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God; but to those who are outside, all things come in parables” -Mark 4:11
For those who follow Jesus and who draw near to Him, as the disciples did, the mysteries of the kingdom of God are revealed. These mysteries are treasures we must hold in our hearts just as the parable describes “the seed that falls on the good ground” so that His words would flourish within us. The word of God is alive and should bring us life whenever it is received. There are many times God’s word may not make sense to us, He is omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient. It is hard to even fathom what an awesome God He is. But this is why we have a mediator, Jesus, that we should always come to and ask. “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives , and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.” – Matthew 7:7
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