According to Jesus’ parable, the difference between the person who has the Word of God choked out of him or her by the “worries of life, the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other things” and the one whose life is characterized by strong growth is understanding and acceptance of the Word. The Greek word translated as acceptance means “acceptance that it is correct”, which I have rendered as, “Yes, it’s true and right.” Though it’s common for people to airily say, “Oh, we’re not supposed to understand,” the Bible is filled with exhortations to “Get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding.”(Proverbs 4:7) It occurs to me that if we really understood who God is and what he is offering us, there’s no way the “worries of life, the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other things” would be able to capture our attention.
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