I’ll never forget my first experience playing a PS2 game online… I purchased a network adaptor and the longest Ethernet cable I could find, put the installation disc into my system, followed all the prompts, and once it was connected I loaded a game and got ready to play. So far so good… but as soon as the match started I realized that something was wrong. Between my character glitching all over the screen, the significant delay between pressing a button and seeing the action occur, and the frame rate issues the game was completely unplayable… I performed all of the correct steps to set it up, but I never increased the bandwidth of my internet connection. These games weren’t designed to run on my 56k dialup connection… I needed a stronger connection to enjoy all of the benefits of an online experience.

The Lord has promised so many benefits to all who follow Him with their whole hearts, but a surface level connection with our Creator will never produce the fruit that only comes from a life that is deeply rooted in Him. If we are not experiencing the fullness of His promises, let’s take a closer look at the soil we’re offering Him. The Lord can’t penetrate our hearts and lives any deeper than we allow Him, so let’s open up the bandwidth of our time, thoughts, and actions to Him today… great fruit requires deep roots.

Now listen to the explanation of the parable about the farmer planting seeds: The seed that fell on the footpath represents those who hear the message about the Kingdom and don’t understand it. Then the evil one comes and snatches away the seed that was planted in their hearts. The seed on the rocky soil represents those who hear the message and immediately receive it with joy. But since they don’t have deep roots, they don’t last long. They fall away as soon as they have problems or are persecuted for believing God’s word. The seed that fell among the thorns represents those who hear God’s word, but all too quickly the message is crowded out by the worries of this life and the lure of wealth, so no fruit is produced. The seed that fell on good soil represents those who truly hear and understand God’s word and produce a harvest of thirty, sixty, or even a hundred times as much as had been planted! Matthew 13:18-23

Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart. Jeremiah 29:12-13

He must increase, but I must decrease. John 3:30

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