“Anyone with ears to hear
should listen and understand.” Mathew 13:9
I’ve waffled around a bit this
morning trying to decide which passage to focus on from Mathew 13:1-23. This
fourth selection is the one.
The Parable of the Farmer
Scattering Seed is one of several parables Jesus uses to teach His listeners.
It’s some comfort to know after one such story, the Disciples asked Him to
explain what the parable was saying. (Mathew 13:36) Even though they were
blessed with hearing Jesus talk directly to them, their ability to understand
was…hampered? Insufficient? Broken?
If Christ’s Disciples didn’t
always get the point, it begs the question, “Why?”
What stony paths, what rocky
soil, what thorns resided in their hearts?
Only God knows; as He knows the
things that block anyone from understanding Jesus’ teachings.
Maybe asking questions is a manifestation
of ear opening.
For a while, living with a
three year old’s inquisitive, seeking nature became rather frustrating. Why?
Why? “Why” a thousand times over plagued the day. It didn’t take long to
realize even though the question was raised there was no real listening to the
answers.
I began to ask a question back whenever a why
was asked. “Why do you think it
happens? What do you think?” It
sparked some amazing conversations and opened the door to celebrating how fresh
and new and amazing the world is when a person is only three.
The Disciples came to Jesus
like little children, hungry for understanding and knowledge.
Admitting a lack of
understanding opens ears.
Surrendering preconceived ideas
is part of this, too.
Humility, openness, being
still, being vulnerable before God lets the ears of our heart be filled with
the sound of God’s truths.
“For God so loved the world,
that he gave his one and only Son, that whosever believes in him shall not
perish, but have eternal life.” John 3:16
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