Key Verse:

“For thus saith the LORD to the men of Judah and Jerusalem,

Break up your fallow ground,

and sow not among thorns.”

— Jeremiah 4:3

Rooted Truth:

God can’t plant new life in soil that remains unbroken. The heart must be tilled before it can be filled.

Faith Story:

When revival swept through Wales in 1904, a young preacher named Evan Roberts urged the people with four simple words:

“Confess every known sin.”

He knew that true revival doesn’t start in crowds—it starts in the hidden places of the heart. Like fallow ground—soil once fertile but now hardened by neglect—our hearts must be broken open before the seed of God’s Word can take root again.

Breaking up fallow ground is painful—it exposes what’s been buried under layers of pride, distraction, or sin. But this is the mercy of God. He plows not to destroy but to restore. He wounds in order to heal.

When we allow His Spirit to break the crust of indifference and bring conviction, that’s where revival begins.

Scripture for Deeper Roots:

Psalm 139:23–24 – “Search me, O God, and know my heart… see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.”

Hosea 10:12 – “Break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD…”

James 4:8 – “Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.”

Daily Practice:

Ask the Holy Spirit to search your heart today. Write down anything He brings to mind—unconfessed sin, bitterness, compromise, or distractions. Confess them before God, and let Him begin the work of breaking up your fallow ground.

Daily Prayer:

Lord, I open my heart to You. Plow through the hard soil within me—remove the stones of pride and the thorns of sin. Break up what has become cold or calloused so that Your truth can take root deeply again. Amen.

Deep Reflection:

• What hardened areas in your heart might God be asking to break open?

• How does confession prepare the soil of your heart for renewal?

• What part of your life has gone fallow—fruitless—and needs the touch of the Master’s plow?

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