-Strength for Today- "Think About It." - Mark 4

     Every day, the media plagues us with its bad news. But look at it this way, listening, or watching the news won’t change the inevitable. Look at it this way, listening or watching bad news is like staring at a thorn bush. No matter how much you stare or watch this bush, your actions won’t make the thorns go away. Because in this fallen world, thorns come with the territory called depravity.

    Depravity came into the world as a result of a bad choice. In other words, Adam choose to listen to the wrong voice, instead of focusing on the command that God gave to him. He:

·       Garbled and

·       Misused

     God’s intended purpose for mankind.  However, the good news is this, Listening, I mean really giving heed to the seed of truth, which results in deeper roots and greater fruit.  Because when this is done, thorns can't strangle such healthy growth.

      Today, Jesus is still communicating truth, (John 8:32), however, if we're not careful, we'll let our mental strangulation drown out His voice. Things that strangle us grow well in comfortable surroundings even when we look like we're listening. So then in what ways might thorns be encroaching in your life?

·       Worries?

·       Deceitfulness of riches? Or

·       Desires for other things?

Author: Plez Lovelady, Jr., PhD