Yu wanim kain graun?

In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus tells a parable about a sower planting seeds. As he throws the seeds to the ground, some fall to the wayside on hard ground and are snatched away. Others fall into shallow, rocky soil where they begin to grow; but, because their roots are not deep enough they cannot withstand the storms. Then still others fall into the thistles and tho' they begin to grow, they are soon choked out by the weeds around them. And of course, there are the seeds that fall into good ground, take root, stand the test and produce good fruit.

My question is this: bel blo yu i gat wanim kain graun? Taim yu bin harim gutnews blong Jesus Christ, yu bin kisim dispela tok na putim insait tru long bel blo yu or nogat? Did the seed of the gospel take deep root in your heart and life?

God's Word tells us that if your heart is like the shallow, rocky soil tho' you received the good news of Christ joyfully, your commitment to Him is not deep enough and when trouble and persecutions come you will not be able to withstand the pressure. Your roots will come up and you will fall.

If your heart is like the ground with thistles, your desires for the pleasures of this world will choke out your desire for God and you will slowly drift away. The very things you desire will be the end of you.

Only the heart with good ground will produce good fruit, making more seeds to spread the Good News to others. My prayer for all of you is that your heart is gutpela graun!

Taim yu lukim ol getpela samting blo displea graun, noken larim dispela samting i pulim yu. Ol mani na bilas na pati na planti wantok em samting blo amamas nating. Sapos yu behainim pasin blo dispela graun, bai yu kamap olsem seed i pundaun long graun nogut. Noken pasim ai na stap nating!

Sapos yu ting olsem gutnews blo Jesus i no stap deep insait long bel blo yu, yu mas askim Papa God long helpim yu i ken painim gutpela graun, na tok blo Em i ken kamup strongpela tru insait long bel blo yu.

God wants YOU to be strong. And HE will help you! Askim Em nau tasol!