Mark 4 contains the "Parable of the Sower" and the explanation that Jesus gave to his disciples. For those who have prepared their hearts well to receive the Word, for the purpose of obeying it, this is the promised result, found in verse 20:
20And those sown on the good (well-adapted) soil are the ones who hear the Word and receive and accept and welcome it and bear fruit--some thirty times as much as was sown, some sixty times as much, and some [even] a hundred times as much.
Acting on the Word we know (obedience) will result in the :"fruit-bearing" above! First, though, we must FIND the Truth hidden in His Word! Proverbs 25:2 says this:
2 It is God's privilege to conceal things and the king's privilege to discover them. New Living Translation
What does that mean to us? Look at Mark 4:22-23:
22Things are hidden temporarily only as a means to revelation.] For there is nothing hidden except to be revealed, nor is anything [temporarily] kept secret except in order that it may be made known. 23If any man has ears to hear, let him be listening and let him perceive and comprehend.
God hid precious Truth in His Word so that those of us who are serious about doing things HIS way can search it out, obey it and prosper in every area! Verses 24-25 says this:
24And He said to them, Be careful what you are hearing. The measure [of thought and study] you give [to the truth you hear] will be the measure [of virtue and knowledge] that comes back to you--and more [besides] will be given to you who hear. 25For to him who has will more be given; and from him who has nothing, even what he has will be taken away [by force],
Joshua 1:8 is the key to acting on this:
8 This Book of the Law shall not depart out of your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, that you may observe and do according to all that is written in it. For then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall deal wisely and have good success. AMP
Shalom in Him!
