Farmers periodically take samples of their ground to have them tested. If your spiritual ground was tested now, would you be:
When a farmer finds from testing that his soil is deficient, he does not ignore the fact but takes measures to improve the condition of his ground. This should also be true spiritually. If you are an infertile footpath or rocky ground, repent and go to Confession as soon as possible. If you are fertile but unfruitful, ask the Holy Spirit to convict you of your thorny compromise with the ways the of world (Jn 16:8). If you want to increase from a 30-fold harvest to 60-fold or 100-fold, you need community life and daily Bible study.
In good ground, you can grow almost anything worth growing. In bad ground, you can hardly grow anything. The condition of the ground is critical. Recognize the condition of your ground and improve it.
| PRAYER: | Father, may every seed You plant in me grow fully. |
| PROMISE: | "I consider the sufferings of the present to be as nothing compared with the glory to be revealed in us." –Rm 8:18 |
| PRAISE: | Praise You, risen Jesus! You are "the Way, and the Truth, and the Life" (Jn 14:6). Alleluia! |
Reprinted with permission from Presentation Ministries, a lay association of the Catholic Church that focuses on evangelization and discipleship through Bible teaching, daily Mass, the charisms of the Holy Spirit, and Small Christian Community. Their ministries include:
· One Bread, One Body
· Daily Bread Radio Program
· Annual Bible Institute
· Discipleship Retreats
· Guadalupe Bible College