Now notice verse 25 of Mark 4 and verse 18 of Luke 8 aresaying exactly the same thing which is: the inclination of your heart is whatdetermines the extent to which the word of God is revealed to you.

This means there is a responsibility on my part to inclinemy heart to what the word of God says. This means the attitude I have towardsthe word of God makes it reveal itself more to me.

If I approach the word of God like we approach the word of adoctor when we are sick or that of a lawyer when we have an impending case incourt, the word of God will open up to us.

What attitude should that be? The attitude that says theWord of God is the final authority or north star in my life.

A rebellious attitude to life never produces a winningoutcome in life.