The seed that fell among thorns
We’ve seen hearers of the Word confront demonic thievery and life’s adversity. As influential as these two can be, the thorns are probably a greater daily threat. These hearers are defeated by the distractions of the world: worries, riches, and pleasures. We will deal with anxiety in a future chapter so we won’t labor the point here. None, however, will argue with the fact that it’s a constant battle.
The word for “riches” is ploutos, meaning “material goods, . . . abundance.” We don’t have to be rich to be distracted by riches. You don’t have to have much to want more. Working ourselves into the ground to afford more things is symptomatic of this distraction.
The word for “pleasures” is hedone, from which we get our term hedonism. Hedonism views “pleasure, gratification, and enjoyment” as the chief goals of life.
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