"The sower sows the word. 15 "And these are the ones by the wayside where the word is sown. When they hear, Satan comes immediately and takes away the word that was sown in their hearts. 16 "These likewise are the ones sown on stony ground who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with gladness; 17 "and they have no root in themselves, and so endure only for a time. Afterward, when tribulation or persecution arises for the word's sake, immediately they stumble. 18 "Now these are the ones sown among thorns; [they are] the ones who hear the word, 19 "and the cares of this world, the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires for other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. 20 "But these are the ones sown on good ground, those who hear the word, accept [it], and bear fruit: some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some a hundred."

Mark 4:14-20 (NKJV)

Faith In The Morning Daily Affirmation 🌅

I am the salt of the earth. I am the light of this world. Jesus said it so I believe it. I am a carrier of the Glory of God. Today, I will experience the extreme goodness of God. Today, I make myself available for God to show His goodness to others through me.  Today, I am increasing in influence. Today, I will see the goodness of God in my life! Today, something good is going to happen to me so I expect miracles. 

Today’s Devotional 📖

Good Morning,

Happy Wednesday! Recently, I was listening to a message and the man of God said that when you hear vision, you have to think partnership and when you hear partnership, you have to think vision. What was he saying? In order to achieve God’s vision for your life, you will have to partner with others and others will have to partner with you.

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Your heart is vitally important. In Mark 4, Jesus compares our hearts to different types of soil. This week, I began sharing about the soil that had thorny weeds. This soil receives God’s Word and holds on to it. The Word begins to produce in this person’s life. It bears fruit, but these thorny weeds choke the Word and makes the Word unfruitful. This lets me know that at one point the Word was producing in a person’s life, however as the weeds grew the Word stopped working in that person’s life. The first weed that Jesus lists is the weed of worry. Yesterday, we covered how the Bible instructs us to cast our cares upon Jesus.

Is worry really that big of a deal? Yes, it is! 1st Peter 5:6-9 says, “Likewise you younger people, submit yourselves to [your] elders. Yes, all of [you] be submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility, for "God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble." 6 Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, 7 casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you. 8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. 9 Resist him, steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are experienced by your brotherhood in the world.” (NKJV)

Carrying your cares is actually a form of pride. When you refuse to cast your care, your actions are declaring, “I know better than God. I refuse to give God this situation. I can handle it myself.” My friend, that’s pride and it puts you in a dangerous position.

In the passage above, it says our enemy walks around like a roaring lion. It didn’t say that he is one. It says he walks around like one. The Scripture says that he is looking for those he may devour which means there are people he can’t devour. Who are those that he can devour? Those whose lives are run by pride-filled worry. This is the hidden danger of worry. It is a form of pride that positions us to be consumed by the enemy. Casting your cares is a form of humility that pleases God and positions yourself to receive His grace, help, power, and favor. This position enables you to rest the devil so that he flees from you. Cast your cares upon Jesus because He cares for you and always takes care of you in grand style. I want to share more about this topic with you in today’s podcast. You can stream today’s podcast on YouTube, Apple Podcast or Spotify.

Today’s Prayer 🙏

Pray this prayer with me today, “Father, I believe you love me extravagantly and you have great plans for my life. Help me to develop the soil of my heart so that your Word produces multiplied, long lasting results in my life. I will thrive in 2025! I choose to cast my cares upon you. I refuse to carry my cares because you love me, you care for me, and you always take care of me in grand style. In Jesus’ name. Amen.”

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