Matthew 13
Jesus taught using parables in chapter 13. Did you notice that he spoke in parables to the large crowds, but he did not explain them until later when the disciples asked what they meant? Even the disciples asked, "Why do you speak in parables?" Jesus' response was that the knowledge of the kingdom was not given to the people. It almost seems unfair, until he explains further and quotes from the prophet Isaiah. The crowds had been following Jesus for a long time and even though they heard Jesus' messages, they really didn't listen. Their hearts were hardened to the truths of his words. My prayer is that our hearts are like the good soil in the Parable of the Sower! When we don't understand a truth that we will seek to understand. The prophet Jeremiah wrote, "You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all of your heart." Let us be people who seek whole-heartedly after Jesus and His kingdom! Matthew 13
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