Romans 10:17 says, “So Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of Christ” (Jesus the Anointed One). The Words of Jesus are the seeds which come into our hearts to build up the measure of Faith, given to us by God the Father. For God has allotted to each a measure of faith, as is written in Romans 12: 3b. It is obvious by the parable Jesus shares about the seed sown on the four different kinds of soil, that we have the responsibility to guard and ensure the well-being of the seeds from the Word of God. Many people have their eyes on the magnitude of their surroundings, rather than on the greatness of God. The seeds sown into our hearts from the Words of Jesus are meant to grow into the very building blocks that will sustain our entire life. The worries of this world and the riches of life are a common denominator that everyone ever born has, or will encounter. No one is exempt from the temptation of letting them affect their lives. Jesus tells us that if we allow the situations that surround us to be magnified above His Word, that His Word will become unfruitful in our lives, and will not perform what it was intended to do. When we read the Words of Jesus daily, seeds are planted, and with careful watch over our hearts, a harvest will ensue. We are to see our hearts as the garden of the Lord, and must tend to it…
