WOV #713 "Lord, Let My Heart Be Good Soil"
Devotion
“Lord, let my heart be good soil, open to the seed of your Word. Lord, let my heart be good soil, where love can grow and peace is understood. When my heart is hard, break the stone away. When my heart is cold, warm it with the day. When my heart is lost, lead me on your way. Lord, let my heart; Lord, let my heart; Lord, let my heart be good soil.”
I love this hymn because I sort of understand it. I grew up on a farm in Iowa where the soil was good. Because it was good soil and well-tended, good things grew there. So it is with our hearts. Our hearts are good soil and when our hearts are well tended good things grow there. When that happens, Jesus touches all those around us through us.
Good Soil. Words and music by Handt Hanson. © Copyright 1996 Changing Church, Inc. (800) 874-2044. Used by permission.
Prayer
Heavenly Father, turn over the soil of our hearts. Plant your love and peace. Cultivate out the weeds of hardness and coldness. And if ever my heart departs from you, gently but strongly, lead me back to you. Lord, let my heart be good soil!