DCLM Higher Everyday 16 September 2026 — Girls And Boys On Good Ground
Topic: Girls And Boys On Good Ground
Bible Reading: Mark 4:13-20 (KJV)
13And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?
15And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.
16And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;
17And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word’s sake, immediately they are offended.
18And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word,
19And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.
20And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.
KEY VERSE: “And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirty fold, some sixty, and some an hundred” (Mark 4:20).
Message
Our Lord Jesus Christ used parables to illustrate the response to and the effect of His word on various groups of people. In an illustration, He said a house stood firm in spite of adverse weather conditions and another fell under the same conditions due to their different foundations. In our text of today, He talked about four groups of people that His word impacted differently with the fourth group being the only one that is profitable. This is the group of people who hear the word and receive it and cause it to produce fruit: thirty percent, sixty percent and some a hundred percent. You will not be among the unprofitable groups in Jesus’ name.
Friend, your heart should be like the good ground where seeds germinate and grow to produce plenteous harvest. This is the type of soil Jesus wants you to be. Do you allow the word of God to be rooted in your heart to transform you? Be a doer of the word of God and you will become fruitful.
Lord! Make my heart a fertile ground for Your word.
Be a good ground.
1. Admit that you are a sinner. "For all [humans] have sinned, and comes short of the glory of God....[and] the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 3:23)
2. Repent now. "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out ...[for] if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness " (Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9)
3. Believe that God loves you and Jesus died for you. "God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet Sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)
4. Invite Jesus into your life through prayer of faith. Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20)
