We accepted an offer on the house last Thursday! The purchaser has until this Thursday to remove all subjects. The inspection is coming up and I think things will go well.... but you never know!
Bad news: My parents had a fire in their house, and everything in the house is either burnt, melted or smoke damaged. It'll be quite a few months until they will be able to move back into their home. However, they have been taking it very well, all things considering... It's a good thing they had good house insurance. I know I'll be looking over my insurance again to make sure I have good coverage.
Matthew 13 Parable of the Four Soils:
"A farmer went out to plant some seed. As he scattered it across his field, some seeds fell on a footpath, and the birds came and ate them. Other seed fell on shallow soil with underlying rock. The plants sprang up quickly, but they soon wilted beneath the hot sun and died because the roots had no nourishment in the shallow soil. Other seeds fell among thorns that shot up and choked out the tender blades. But some seed fell on fertile soil and produced a crop that was 30, 60, and even a 100 times as much as had been planted. Anyone who is willing to hear should listen and understand!"
Jesus describes 4 types of soils:
the hardpath - those who hear about Jesus and don't understand
the rocky soil - those hear and receive it with joy, but wilt as soon as they have problems or are persecuted.
the thorny ground - those who hear and accept the Good News, but all too quickly the message is crowded out by the cares of this life and the lure of wealth. No crop is produced.
the good soil - represents the hearts of those who truly accept God's message and produce a huge harvest.
My soil is often thorny. Pray for me!
1 comment:
Aww, Janet..I'm so sorry to hear about the fire at your parents home. ((HUGS)) Thank God, they were not hurt in the fire. I'll pray that everything will work out fine.
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