(Jesus continued) “Hear then the parable of the sower. When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what is sown in the heart; this is what was sown along the path.” Matthew 13:18, 19 Oh Lord how wonderful that when we heard Your […]
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(Jesus continued) “Truly, I say to you, many prophets and righteous men longed to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.” Matthew 13:17 Lord, Your disciples had something that was very special. You walked upon the earth with them. You chose them […]
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(Jesus continued) “But blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear.” Matthew 13:16 Thank You Lord that as Your children we do see and we do hear the nuggets of truth You have for us. Thank You for the wonderful gift of love …. Your unconditional love. We have so […]
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(Jesus continued) “With them indeed is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah which says: ‘You shall indeed hear but never understand, and you shall indeed see but never perceive. For this people’s heart has grown dull, and their ears are heavy of hearing, and their eyes they have closed, lest they should perceive with their eyes, […]
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(Jesus continued talking with his disciples) “For to him (crowd that would not accept You) who has will more be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away. This is why I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, […]
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Then the disciples came and said to Him, (Jesus) “”Why do You speak to them in parables?” And He answered them, “To You it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.” Matthew 13:10 Thank You Lord for teaching us what You want […]
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(Jesus continued the parable of the seeds.) “Other seeds fell upon thorns and the thorns grew up and choked them out.” Matthew 13:7 Lord You know the many things that come into our lives to ‘choke out’ the desire to follow You. You see our hearts. You know our desires. And still You continue to […]
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Jesus continued the parable of the seeds) “Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they had not much soil, and immediately they sprang up, since they had no depth of soil, but when the sun rose they were scorched; and since they had no root they withered away.” Matthew 13:5, 6 Lord, thank You for […]
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(Jesus began a parable) “A sower went out to sow. And as he sowed some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them.” Matthew 13:3, 4 Lord as we go through this parable we learn what You are trying to tell us by each of the illustrations. Thank You for giving […]
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And He (Jesus) told them (crowd) many things in parables, saying, “A sower went out to sow.” Matthew 13:3 Lord, thank You for staying in the boat close enough to the short to talk with the crowd that had gathered. You could have left and rowed out into the sea so You weren’t bothered by […]
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