Why do people reject such Good News?

“A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell by the wayside; and it was trampled down, and the birds of the air devoured it.”

Luke 4:5 

What an incredibly simple story – A sower went out to sow his seed. I imagine that every listener in that day saw that image without any trouble. No doubt, they daily watched as farmers went out to broadcast their seed. The Master-Teacher, Jesus, used this familiar image to drive home a spiritual truth.

We know from the story that the seed is the Word of God. The soil represents human hearts. And the sower is anyone who broadcasts the gospel. Psalm 126:5 says, “Those who sow in tears shall reap in joy.” We share the good news of the gospel and are blown away with the reality that most people refuse it – they do not accept the free gift of eternal life. In this parable, Jesus clearly tells us why they reject what we believe is the greatest news in all the world.

To put it simply – men reject the free gift because their hearts are hard. And why are their hearts hard? Because people love sin! (Romans 1:18-31)     

What if you have a hard heart - what can you do? You can do nothing but I know someone that can!

“I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.” Ezekiel 36:26