This moment is the clearest picture in the entire Bible of what a shallow heart looks like. They say all the right things, do all the right motions, and to everyone who looks on, they come and ask for eternal life. And then after a while, they completely scorch out, die, and all appearances of salvation wither away. What Jesus reveals in Mark 10 is that the shallow heart is only exposed by the passing of time, and when the rocky layer of the heart gets exposed.
Mark 10:23 Then Jesus looked around and said to His disciples, “How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God!” NKJV
What do shallow hearts look like? Humility is absent from their lives. Ambition drives them. Sorrow for sin is unseen, and confidence carries them along. These hearts with unseen rocks can be enthused and excited. Quickly they respond, talking much of the things of God. They are swept along by others’ experiences of God. And they profess to even want what others have. They seek to learn the “how to’s” but never the “whys”. Outwardly, their growth appears extraordinary and often meteoric. They are drawn to the warmth of fellowship but never repelled by the coldness of sin. They are attracted to the light of the Word but never emptied of the darkness of their own way. They want Christ without sacrifice, joy without contrition, growth without obedience.
From KGD-33f – The Shallow Heart (040509AM)
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