ODB. Satan is always making a way.

Lord, please use Your Word to touch the hearts of
those with whom we share it. We know that You
are the One who opens the eyes of the spiritually
blind. Don’t let Satan’s schemes win out.

We plant the seed; God gives the harvest.

Mark 4:1-20

King James Version (KJV)

4 And he began again to teach by the sea side: and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he entered into a ship, and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea on the land.

² And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine,
³ Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow:
⁴ And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up.
⁵ And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth:
⁶ But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
⁷ And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.
⁸ And other fell on good ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some an hundred.
⁹ And he said unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
¹⁰ And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable.
¹¹ And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables:
¹² That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.
¹³ And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?
¹⁴ The sower soweth the word.
¹⁵ And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.
¹⁶ And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;
¹⁷ And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word's sake, immediately they are offended.
¹⁸ And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word,
¹⁹ And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.
²⁰ And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.

I am blessed with this message today. This is my struggle every time I remind myself to have my devotion. I tend to forget my bible readings or even reading an inspirational message from "Our Daily Bread."

Why am I like this? Why am I being foolish to escape from doing the right things or the thing I am ought to do? Who am I to twist my responsibilities? Then, it comes Satan yo distract me.

What does Satan do to me? Well, he practically likes to get lost my attention. He wanted me to watch or text or to open my fb so I will be distracted. He continuous to distract me until I get really sleepy and in the end He wins. why? Because he played with a Son of God that has a little faith. he can let him follow him.

I am too much distracted in watching Justin bieber now in the internet. I am watching all day long of his music videos, pictures, his fan page, and the like. I render my time for my study like fro about an hour only and also my devotion. I just wasted my time and I am not productive at all. :(

This is because of me. I should not be hypnotize by the satan's work. I must always pray that I must be in a right track and not be distracted anymore. I dont want my spiritual life to be down. I hope I can by God's grace.