马太福音 13:20-21 撒在石头地上的，就是人听了道，当下欢喜领受， 只因心里没有根，不过是暂时的，及至为道遭了患难，或是受了逼迫，立刻就跌倒了。
我想，以下这个例子完全符合上面经文的描述。当一个人去上大学，他或她的信仰受到那些有意破坏基督徒信仰的杰出教授的挑战时，于是他或她就失去了信仰。你可能认为这是不可能的，但我已经听说过很多次了。这就是为什么我们要更好的，更经常的教导我们的孩子，保守他们在信心中成长是多么重要。在他们的成长过程中，不要错过在你的餐桌上给他们多多的播下福音的种子!
与此同时，我们所有人都应该牢记这一告诫。反思一下，我们会认真倾听上帝的话语并把它牢记在心里吗?如果你正在阅读这篇灵修文章，你可能会认为我是专门为你而写的。其实不然，这些是我写给我自己的。这是我自己每天的实践，目的是把一小部分上帝的话语深深的扎根在我的心中。上帝的话不应该像吃快餐那样囫囵吞枣，而应该像品尝丰盛而精美的大餐，慢慢地吃，慢慢地咀嚼。
把上帝的话深深地扎根在我们心中，这是我们文化中所缺少的一件事。这需要时间。是时候反思了，是时候深思了，是时候祷告了。当上帝的话语深深的扎根在我们的心中时，我们将不会害怕，烦恼和迫害也不能将它拔出。
祷告：亲爱的主耶稣，我祈祷我会永远把你的话深深地记在心里！别让我匆匆忙忙地度过我的灵修时光。求你让我整日都在思想你的话语。到了患难的时候，求你使我屡次归向你的话语，使我的信心得以更新，更加坚定。奉主耶稣的名求。阿们！
Matthew 13:20-21
20 The seed falling on rocky ground refers to someone who hears the word and at once receives it with joy. 21 But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away.
I think a classic example of someone who fits this description is the person who goes off to college and loses his or her faith when challenged by the brilliant professors who intentionally aim to destroy a Christian’s faith. You might think that doesn’t happen, but I have been told more than a few times that it does. That’s why it is so important to teach our children well and often. Plant more seeds when they are growing up and at your table!
At the same time, all of us can take this admonition to heart. Do we listen to the Word deeply and take it to heart? If you are reading this devotion, you might think that I am writing these for you. I am not. I write these for myself. It’s my daily exercise to take a small portion of God’s Word and root it deeply in my heart. God’s Word should not be like fast food that’s eaten quickly, but like a seven course meal that’s eaten slowly and savored.
Rooting God’s Word deeply in our hearts takes the one thing we have so little of in our culture. It takes time. Time to reflect. Time to meditate. Time to pray. When it is deeply rooted in our hearts, trouble and persecution will not uproot it.
Prayer: Dear Jesus, I pray that I will always take your Word deeply into my heart! Keep me from rushing rushing through my devotional time. Let me meditate on your Words all day long. And when times of trouble come, then bring me back to your Word again and again so that my faith is refreshed and made even stronger. I ask this in your name. Amen.