The parable of the seed falling on different types of ground is so familiar that I have to stop my mind just reading what it thinks is there. Some people accept the word of God with joy but then fall away, but those who are described as being choked by the cares of the world just become unfruitful, but it would appear that they would remain in the church. Looking around the church we tend to think of ourselves as the "good soil" - people who've heard, understood and followed the word of God. But actually, if we're unfruitful then we are probably the people who are being choked by the cares of this world. If that's the case then we need to do something about it.
The next parable shows that there will be bad seed, sons of the evil one in amongst the sons of God, the church, and that they will remain there until the day of judgement. Its easy to think that the church body is the good seed on good soil but actually there is bad seed and dodgy soil in there as well.
The parables about the treasure and the pearl - Nobody would sell everything that they own to buy something unless that thing was worth more than what they had sold. Jesus and His kingdom is worth far more than I could ever have or own.
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