May 19, 2025
Daily Devotion:
"The Fruitfulness of the Good Soil"
Luke 8:15
New Living Translation
15 And the seeds that fell on the good soil represent honest, good-hearted people who hear God’s word, cling to it, and patiently produce a huge harvest.
Patience always frees up room for joy. No one ever said, “I love lessons in patience!” but it's a discipline that should be learned, and most of us would agree that it produce good things. Elisabeth Elliot once said that restlessness affects nothing but our joy and contentment. In other words, we can forfeit peace and joy by giving in to impatience, even though it's powerless to change a single thing.
For example, imagine you're eager for a certain change to take place, such as a job promotion or retirement or college graduation, but you've got three months to wait until the dream becomes reality. Whether you spend those three months wringing your hands with impatience or good naturedly making the best of your time, they won't expand orshrink one iota. Three months consists of roughly 131,500 minutes, no matter your attitude. You might as well spend the time calmly and joyfully. Your life will be far better for it.
