第十三章

最好能將全章略讀一遍，再專注於以下經文段落：

 

1當那一天，耶穌從房子裏出來，坐在海邊。2 有許多人到他那裏聚集，他只得上船坐下，眾人都站在岸上。3 他用比喻對他們講許多道理，說：「有一個撒種的出去撒種；4 撒的時候，有落在路旁的，飛鳥來吃盡了；5 有落在土淺石頭地上的，土既不深，發苗最快，6 日頭出來一曬，因為沒有根，就枯乾了；7 有落在荊棘裏的，荊棘長起來，把它擠住了；8 又有落在好土裏的，就結實，有一百倍的，有六十倍的，有三十倍的。9 有耳可聽的，就應當聽！」

18 「所以，你們當聽這撒種的比喻。19 凡聽見天國道理不明白的，那惡者就來，把所撒在他心裏的奪了去；這就是撒在路旁的了。20 撒在石頭地上的，就是人聽了道，當下歡喜領受，21 只因心裏沒有根，不過是暫時的，及至為道遭了患難，或是受了逼迫，立刻就跌倒了。22 撒在荊棘裏的，就是人聽了道，後來有世上的思慮、錢財的迷惑把道擠住了，不能結實。23 撒在好地上的，就是人聽道明白了，後來結實，有一百倍的，有六十倍的，有三十倍的。」

默想：

1.       這個比喻清楚說明，人接受福音，要視乎土壤的好壞，也就是領受者的心的情況。在這個比喻中，種子和撒種的都是一樣，但是土壤卻不同。許多人不接受耶穌的信息，但那少數接受的人，就結出豐碩的果子來。

2.       比喻的講解（18-23節）明確指出，有多種因素妨礙人去聽福音，包括撒但、錢財的誘惑、困境、迫害和憂慮等。我是屬哪一類型的土壤呢？神的道要怎樣才會在我的生命裡扎根呢？

 

禱告與筆錄：

繼續安靜在神面前，與神對話，並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中的思想（心得），或是與神的禱告，記錄在“靈程筆記”本上面。

 

Chapter 13

If possible, read the whole chapter to see the full picture of what is happening here. Then focus on the following section:

¹That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the lake. ²Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people stood on the shore. ³Then he told them many things in parables, saying: “A farmer went out to sow his seed. ⁴As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. ⁵Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. ⁶But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root. ⁷Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants. ⁸Still other seed fell on good soil, where it produced a crop—a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown. ⁹He who has ears, let him hear.”

¹⁸“Listen then to what the parable of the sower means: ¹⁹When anyone hears the message about the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path. ²⁰The one who received the seed that fell on rocky places is the man who hears the word and at once receives it with joy. ²¹But since he has no root, he lasts only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away. ²²The one who received the seed that fell among the thorns is the man who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke it, making it unfruitful. ²³But the one who received the seed that fell on good soil is the man who hears the word and understands it. He produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown.”

Meditation:

1.        This parable makes clear that reception of the gospel depends on the soil, that is, the condition of the recipient. In this parable, the seed and the sower are the same in each case, but the soil varies. There are many who do not respond favourably to Jesus’ message, but the few who did produced remarkable fruit.

2.        The explanation (vv18-23) makes clear that there are a variety of factors hindering hearing – Satan, the lure of wealth, trouble, persecution, worries. Which soil do I belong to? How will God’s word take root in my life?

Prayer & Journaling:

Stay with God for a little while longer. Continue to converse with God and listen to what he wants to tell me. Then write down any thought and/or prayer in the 2011 “Spiritual Journal” book.