I read this verse in the read through the Bible plan that I'm following. It is from the Parable of the Sower which concludes with this verse. It is a reminder that we will face trials in this life and that the seed in the good soil produces fruit by enduring. Other translations speak of holding onto the word with patience and persevering.
Each week, in Pastor Bob's series "Rocks and Hard Places" he has been interviewing couples that have gone through various trials and have been and in some cases are still in those hard places. Their lives and their testimonies reveal the fruit of the word in their lives. It is fruit that will endure.
Today's reading in Luke 8 ended with the demoniac who was healed. That passage ends with the following verse:
Luke 8:39 (HCSB) "Go back to your home, and tell all that God has done for you." And off he went, proclaiming throughout the town all that Jesus had done for him.
If God has brought you through or is carrying you through hard places right now. Tell others of what God has done and is doing for you. It will help you endure and bear fruit.
Blessings,
Mike
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Luke 8:11-15 English Standard Version (ESV)
11 Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. 12 The ones along the path are those who have heard; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved. 13 And the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear the word, receive it with joy. But these have no root; they believe for a while, and in time of testing fall away. 14 And as for what fell among the thorns, they are those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by the cares and riches and pleasures of life, and their fruit does not mature. 15 As for that in the good soil, they are those who, hearing the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart, and bear fruit with patience.
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