Key Verse: "But he that received
seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth
it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold,
some sixty, some thirty."
- Matthew 13:23 KJV
As Jesus sat by the seaside, a great multitude gathered around Him, eager to hear His words. He began to speak in a parable, simple in imagery, yet profound in meaning. He told of a sower who went out to sow seed. As the seed was scattered, it fell on different types of ground. Some fell by the wayside, where the birds quickly devoured it. Some fell upon stony places, where the soil was shallow; it sprang up quickly, but with no depth of root, it withered under the heat of the sun. Other seed fell among thorns, and as it grew, the thorns rose up and choked it. But some seed fell into good ground, where it took root, grew strong, and brought forth fruit in abundance.
