When you plant, each different type of
plant is supposed to be planted at a different depth. If you
plant tomatoes, the seed goes a couple of inches beneath the
soil. If you plant a tree, you have to dig down at least
eighteen inches. The rocks beneath prevent the roots from
going very deep. If you plant something deep enough, it
won’t last for as long as it was intended.
Plants can survive on shallow soil for
some time. Trees can live for years with shallow roots. But
what happens when a storm comes along? Trees with shallow
roots get blown over. When a drought comes along, plants
with deep roots survive because the further down in the soil
you go, the more water there will be. At the top, all the
water has been dried up however, and the plants with shallow
roots wither up and die.
People will hear the gospel and some
will accept it. It will appear that there is a plant growing
and that all is going well. However, the roots are not being
established. These people have heard the gospel, but they
are not growing in their walk with God. They are not feeding
themselves on His Word or praying on a regular basis. When
trouble comes along, they have no support system. When
someone questions their beliefs, they do not know what the
Bible says so that they may defend themselves. When tragedy
strikes, they will whither away and die.
These people may appear to be Christians and have gone
through a conversion experience. However, hard times expose
their faith for what it is, shallow. At the end, the plant
ends up dead and the seed produces no fruit. God isn’t
looking for just a plant, he expects a harvest of fruit. If
a person does not produce fruit in their life, they are a
worthless plant and will be treated as such.
The person whose heart is shallow is
overcome by the normal struggles of a Christian and the
cares of the world. They lose faith in God when they don’t
understand their struggles because they are not rooted in
God’s Word
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