6月4日
标 题：心田的土质
经 节：那落在好土里的，就是人听了道，持守在诚实善良的心里，并且忍耐著结实。（路加福音八章15节）
无论何时，你的心对神话语的领受程度，决定了你对神话语的回应（路加福音八：5～18）。倘若你的心田被苦毒与不饶恕的罪所践踏摧残，变成硬土，你将无法由神那里接受任何信息。虽然你听见信息的每一个字，你仍然不会改变。倘若你的心田像磐石上的浅土，你会领受神的话语，但真理却无法刺透你的心，你的行为仍然与过去一样不会改变。心田像荆棘的生命，则是被世界的思虑弄昏了头，对属世享乐的追求使得神的话语失去影响力，以致结不出公义的果子。心田像好土的生命，则会领受神的话且实践它，在收成的时节结出成熟的果粒。这是耶稣希望我们能够拥有的心田，结出的果子是似基督的生命。
任何时候，不管是读经、祷告或敬拜，当你听到神的话，你的反应取决于你如何开垦自己的心田（何西阿书十：12）。你如何开垦你的心田，让它像块好土呢？为那些使你硬心的任何苦毒、愤怒与不饶恕而悔改。默想神的话，直到它深深地进入你的内心，而不只是进入你的意志而已。当你读到或听见神的话语，要应用到你的生活上，让神使祂的话语化为你生活的实际行动（加拉太书六：9）。谨守你的生活方式，不要把你的精力都放在追求属世的思虑，却不去追求你与神之间的关系。你的心田土质如何，取决于你如何去开垦它。如果它昨天领受神的话，并不保证今天它还会领受神的话。每日当预备好自己的心田，好接收神赐予你的话语！
The Condition of
the Heart
But the ones
that fell on the good ground are those who, having heard the word with a noble
and good heart, keep it and bear fruit with patience. (Luke 8:15)
At any time, the receptiveness of your heart will determine your
response to God’s word (Luke 8:5–18). If your heart is like the trampled ground,
hardened by the sin of bitterness and unforgiveness, you will be unable to
accept a message from God. Though you hear the words of the message, you will
remain unchanged. If your heart is like the shallow soil on top of a rock, you
will accept God’s word in your mind, but the truth will not penetrate your
heart to make a difference in your actions. A heart like thorny soil is a life
that is distracted by the cares of the world; the pursuit of earthly pleasures
prevents God’s word from taking hold and producing righteousness. The heart
that is like good soil receives a word from God, applies it, and brings forth
fruit in due time. This is the heart that Jesus desires in us, for the fruit
will be a Christlike life.
Any time you hear a word from God, whether through Bible reading,
prayer, or worship, the way you respond will depend on how you have cultivated
your heart (Hos. 10:12). How do you develop a heart that is like good soil?
Repent of any bitterness, anger, or unforgiveness that is hardening your heart.
Meditate on God’s word until it enters deep into your heart and not just your
mind. When you read or hear a word from God, apply it to your life and let God
bring His word into reality in your life (Gal. 6:9). Protect your lifestyle.
See that you don’t devote all of your energy to worldly concerns, rather than
to pursuing your relationship with God. The condition of your heart will vary,
depending on how you cultivate it. If it was receptive to a word from God yesterday,
this does not guarantee it is receptive today. Daily prepare your heart for the
word God has for you!
