“A large crowd soon gathered
around him (Jesus), so he got into a boat. Then he sat there and taught as the people
stood on the shore.” Mathew 13:2 JCB
I’ve often spent time imagining
what it would have been like to be one of the Twelve Disciples or even what it
would have been like to be in the crowds that gathered to hear Jesus. In this
passage, I always wondered why Jesus sat down. The people in the back wouldn’t
have been able to see him. Hearing Him would be a challenge as well.
But this question was answered through
last Sunday’s teaching. Rabbis would sit when they taught the Torah. Jesus was
a Rabbi teaching His message of the New Covenant therefore He would sit to do
this.
His temple, in this case, was a
boat.
…I spent a long moment
pondering this idea; thinking about how humble a temple a boat is. There is
also a realization that Christ’s temple is everywhere and anywhere Jesus draws
in a person or two to hear His teaching.
“Listen!” Mat 13:3
Sound carries a long way near
water.
“Listen!” is an invitation to
the most magnificent, royal ball ever held in any kingdom of the world. It is
the invitation to enter into a Kingdom where beauty from ashes has
its forever Cinderella transformation.
“Listen!”
And I eagerly push my way
forward from the back of the crowd to hear Jesus speak life into my soul.
If you don’t know Jesus, or
even if you do, I invite you to go and sit in the boat with Him for a while and
listen to all the wonderful things He has to say. May you be blessed with eyes
to see and ears to hear as He softly, lovingly whispers, “Listen, my beloved
child…”
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