Matthew 13:1-9 reads; The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side. And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so
that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore. And he spake many things unto them in parables,
saying; "Behold, a sower went foth to sow. And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up: Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth: and when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away. And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and chocked them: but the other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some a hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear."- People who hear the Word joyfully are like seed sown on stony places; they spring up quickly but last only a short time because there are no roots.
- Roots arent always pretty, but without them a plant cant survive. We are the same way, even tho it may get hard to do a daily devotion, without it we wont ever grow deep into the knowledge of God.
- If our roots go deep we'll be strong, resistant to blight, and more likely to survive hard times.
