If you have ever planted a garden, you know that seed does not do well on hard ground. No matter how many seeds are thrown to the ground, they will just bounce around until they are either eaten or blown away. For the seeds to take root and produce fruit, they must be planted in the ground, which must first be plowed.

Plowing is not easy. It takes time and energy to open the dry ground to expose and prepare the soil underneath. The same is true with our hearts. Apart from God, our hearts are sun-dried and barren, but when we begin honestly looking into the Word of God, the Holy Spirit begins plowing our hearts so that we will receive the Truths of God. Like gardening, it can be challenging, but it is worth the effort. The more we take God's Word to heart, the more God digs out rocks of sin and pride while planting great promises. God desires to see our lives filled with the fruit of His Spirit, but we must first be willing to be broken. Don't fight it, embrace it, and you will find great joy awaiting the other end.

Life Lesson: The Word of God is our source for everything we need to know about God, ourselves, and salvation.

Dear God,
Thank You for Your Word. Thank You for the love You have shown me and the promise that You can make me new. Give me the strength to trust You as You plow my heart. Open my heart to understanding and my mind to Your Truth. Plant in me all that You desire, and use me to be a vessel of Your grace.
In Jesus' name. Amen.

Living to tell what He died to say,
Pastor David McGee

Senior Pastor
The Bridge
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