May 16, 2006
The Word May 16, 2006
What Kind of Believer Are You?
Luke 8: 5 (King James Version)
The Parable
“A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.”
Luke 8: 12 (King James Version)
Jesus’ explanation of the Parable
“Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.”
-Yesterday, we defined the four types of believers. Today, we will address the suppose - guess/think believer. They hear the word of God through a sermon or another means that God has sanctioned. However, they don’t believe what they have heard. They “suppose” that if they acknowledge God in all of their ways he will direct their path (Proverbs 3:6). As time goes on, if they have not invested time into getting to understand the word they were taught it becomes forgotten. They never tried to apply it to their lives. Practice makes perfect. When children are learning how to write, if they don’t practice and apply writing into their lives they will forget what they were taught. The word of God is the same for us. Nevertheless, before we can apply it to our lives we need to believe it. Luke 8:12 states, “lest they should believe,” we need to believe before we apply it to our lives. The lack of belief is what allows the devil to take the word away from them.
“Lord, help me to believe your word.”
“In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.”
Proverbs 3:6
What Kind of Believer Are You?
Luke 8: 5 (King James Version)
The Parable
“A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.”
Luke 8: 12 (King James Version)
Jesus’ explanation of the Parable
“Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.”
-Yesterday, we defined the four types of believers. Today, we will address the suppose - guess/think believer. They hear the word of God through a sermon or another means that God has sanctioned. However, they don’t believe what they have heard. They “suppose” that if they acknowledge God in all of their ways he will direct their path (Proverbs 3:6). As time goes on, if they have not invested time into getting to understand the word they were taught it becomes forgotten. They never tried to apply it to their lives. Practice makes perfect. When children are learning how to write, if they don’t practice and apply writing into their lives they will forget what they were taught. The word of God is the same for us. Nevertheless, before we can apply it to our lives we need to believe it. Luke 8:12 states, “lest they should believe,” we need to believe before we apply it to our lives. The lack of belief is what allows the devil to take the word away from them.
“Lord, help me to believe your word.”
“In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.”
Proverbs 3:6
posted by Phybee | 9:07 PM
2 Comments:
Thank God, all that all things are working together for his good. I have one question for you. I am asking for more insight. So, please don’t take it as augmentative. Yes, I understand and agree that going through our trails can bring us closer to God. However, reguardless of what I am going through I still need to pray to God and ask him to deliver me from my distresses. He said you have not cause you ask not (James 4:2). He is not going to move until we ask.
Now my question, Do you believe that it is up to us to want to believe, so that we can arrive at that place of hunger?
That was right on time.
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