"But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop." Luke 8:15 (NIV)
Here Luke, the physician, records the words of Jesus as He explains the parable of the sower and the seed to His disciples. The seed is The Word of God and the good soil or good ground is the person with a good heart who hears it, retains it, incorporates it into their life and it produces good results.
A lot could be said about this parable and this verse, but briefly focus on the "good heart". We know that only God can see the heart of a person. (Luke 5:22 and Hebrews 4:12) We also know that we do not have a good heart by nature. (Matthew 15:19 and Mark 7:21) Our heart and thoughts are only deemed by God to be good based upon what we do with The Word of God once we have heard it. (Matthew 7:17-19 and 12:33) If we are changed by it, and our life and efforts produce some good fruit, then we have a good heart. That does not make us perfect, we will still fall and sin. However, a true child of God will get up after each fall, ask to be forgiven, and will persevere in their walk with God. A true saint with a good heart will persevere until the end, and will produce good fruit in the process.
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