...but all too quickly the message is crowded out by the cares of this life, the lure of wealth, and the desire for nice things, so no crop is produced. (Mark 4:19)
In the parable of the seed, Jesus explained that many people receive the word of God, but the word cannot grow to fuition in some people because of this world's worries and promises (weather real or not). The world offers promises and possibilities that naturally consume us as human beings. They consume our time, our thoghts and our energy. These are not evil in and of themselves but rather because we get so consumed by them the word of God cannot grow properly.
Jesus mentioned wealth and possessions, but again says nothing about politics. At best we can say that the desire to become a politician can easily become a worldly desire that chokes out the word of God. Then again, we could say that about pretty much any job or any past time of this life.
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