We tend to be selective. We look for the one who in our judgment will be most receptive, for the influential person who will be a “help” to the church, for the middle-class man who will fit in socially, for the morally good who won’t be a problem to us in the future.
What type of ground are we? What we need to be — and what we need to be now — is good ground. Yet perhaps many of us can also recall times when we ourselves were hardened, or shallow, or double-minded. Which brings up another question: Can we improve our soil, and what can we do to that end?
What looks like it is about to be His defeat is actually about to be His victory. He is about to conquer sin and conquer death.