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I wish I knew How!
I wish I knew How!
Matthew 13.1-9
Matthew 13.1-9
Later that same day Jesus left the house and sat beside the lake.
A large crowd soon gathered around him, so he got into a boat. Then he sat there and taught as the people stood on the shore.
He told many stories in the form of parables, such as this one: “Listen! A farmer went out to plant some seeds.
As he scattered them across his field, some seeds fell on a footpath, and the birds came and ate them.
Other seeds fell on shallow soil with underlying rock. The seeds sprouted quickly because the soil was shallow.
But the plants soon wilted under the hot sun, and since they didn’t have deep roots, they died.
Other seeds fell among thorns that grew up and choked out the tender plants.
Still other seeds fell on fertile soil, and they produced a crop that was thirty, sixty, and even a hundred times as much as had been planted!
Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand.”
Human ears hear many sounds, but there is a deeper kind of listening that results in spiritual understanding. Jesus was speaking of the response of the mind and heart necessary to understand spiritual truth. Some people in the crowd were only curious about Jesus; a few were looking for evidence to use against him; others truly wanted to learn and grow. Jesus’ words were for the honest seekers. Those who honestly seek God will have spiritual hearing.
Human ears hear many sounds, but there is a deeper kind of listening that results in spiritual understanding. Jesus was speaking of the response of the mind and heart necessary to understand spiritual truth. Some people in the crowd were only curious about Jesus; a few were looking for evidence to use against him; others truly wanted to learn and grow. Jesus’ words were for the honest seekers. Those who honestly seek God will have spiritual hearing.
Barton, B., Comfort, P., Osborne, G., Taylor, L. K., & Veerman, D. (2001). Life Application New Testament Commentary (p. 61). Tyndale.
We learn that the effect of the Word varies, depending on who hears it; and that the visible or institutional church (“Christendom”) includes both genuine believers and others. Therefore it is not surprising that throughout the last two thousand years non-Christians who were known as or claimed to be Christians have often behaved un-Christianly.
We learn that the effect of the Word varies, depending on who hears it; and that the visible or institutional church (“Christendom”) includes both genuine believers and others. Therefore it is not surprising that throughout the last two thousand years non-Christians who were known as or claimed to be Christians have often behaved un-Christianly.
Stern, D. H. (1996). Jewish New Testament Commentary : a companion volume to the Jewish New Testament (electronic ed., Mt 13:1). Jewish New Testament Publications.