BLESSINGS TO THOSE SEEKING FREEDOM,
Several Brothers used to meet together during the work week. I was the only one at the time who was working as a lawyer, the rest were pastors and evangelists. When we had to bring the meeting to an end it was always me explaining I had to get back to working on my clients' cases.
Some of these Brothers would warn me to beware of the cares of this world pulling me away from our Lord.
Many times I would experience exactly that.
The Parable of the Sower Explained
…18Others are like the seeds sown among the thorns. They hear the word, 19but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth, and the desire for other things come in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. 20Still others are like the seeds sown on good soil. They hear the word, receive it, and produce a crop—thirtyfold, sixtyfold, or a hundredfold.”…
…18Others are like the seeds sown among the thorns. They hear the word, 19but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth, and the desire for other things come in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. 20Still others are like the seeds sown on good soil. They hear the word, receive it, and produce a crop—thirtyfold, sixtyfold, or a hundredfold.”…
Cross References
Proverbs 23:4
Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.
Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.