Bless Me With Ears To Hear

 

 Matthew 13:34-46

Jesus Speaks in  Parbales

³⁴ Jesus spoke all these things to the crowd in parables; he did not say anything to them without using a parable. ³⁵ So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet:

“I will open my mouth in parables,
    I will utter things hidden since the creation of the world.”^[a]

The Parable of the Weeds Explained

³⁶ Then he left the crowd and went into the house. His disciples came to him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”

³⁷ He answered, “The one who sowed the good seed is the Son of Man. ³⁸ The field is the world, and the good seed stands for the people of the kingdom. The weeds are the people of the evil one, ³⁹ and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.

⁴⁰ “As the weeds are pulled up and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of the age. ⁴¹ The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will weed out of his kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil. ⁴² They will throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. ⁴³ Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Whoever has ears, let them hear.

The Parables of the Hidden Treasure and the Pearl

⁴⁴ “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.

⁴⁵ “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. ⁴⁶ When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it.

Our daily reflection or meditation is essential to keeping our excitement and fervor for the Word of God alive. These parables are familiar and we heard them recently, so the tendency is to react: "Been there, done that."  But pondering them over and over gives them a new freshness as they apply to where we re at THIS MOMENT in our faith journey. Have the weeds grown up in my field?  Have I found the pearl of great price and am I willing to unload all in order to obtain it?  Where are my values, my priorities?  Do I take the time for prayer that a pearl of great price would warrant?  Jesus challenges us and encourages us to seek the things that really matter.  Am I listening to him?

Bro. Rene

Dear God, help me to set my priorities in the order you want and are best for my spiritual growth. Amen.