“As soon as they hear it,
Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them.” Mark 4:15
It
was stunning! Marcy smiled at the exquisite vase she had finished after months of
learning the art of pottery, getting the firing just right, and working with
glazes and colors. It would be worth it when her mother saw this gift—a close
replica of the gift her mother had received from her young groom on their wedding
day fifty years ago. Marcy couldn’t take her mother’s cancer away or lessen the
grief of her husband’s death, but she could give her this. It would mean more
than a thousand diamonds because of what it represented. She boxed her treasure
carefully and carried it toward her car, mentally planning the surprise.
Suddenly,
a gang of young men surrounded her. One grabbed her purse, another the box, and
a third knocked her to the ground as they ran toward the alley. Marcy struggled
to her feet at the sound of shattering pottery. The men were gone, but the box with
its broken vase lay crumpled against a brick wall. Brightly colored shards
spilled from its overturned side. What had once been a treasure was now
useless. The gift so lovingly crafted would never benefit anyone.
Satan
and his band of demons do the same thing to the word of God. Before it can be
accepted as a priceless treasure, Satan shatters it with deception, doubt, or
ridicule. He introduces destructive relationships, pride, or addictions that
snatch the truth away from hearts before it is fully considered. The treasures
of God’s word are useless to us when shattered against brick walls of defiance
or skepticism. His word so lovingly crafted cannot benefit anyone who remains
imprisoned by satanic ideas.
If the treasures from God’s word rarely make a difference in your life, who or what is shattering them?
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