Matthew 13:10-17
Parable of Sower
Comes with an explanation
Makes matters plain
Word of God broadcast indiscriminately
Some falls in good ground and bears fruit
Other falls in less good ground and does not bear lasting fruit
Interlude
Disciples ask why Jesus speaks in parables and not plain words
Jesus replies that parables reveal and hide at same time
His words depend on the hearer
TNIV explains better than other translations
Revelation is to those who will believe
Not to those who those who will persist in unbelief
Those who hear the Word and do the Will of the Father will receive and understand
Those who do not do God’s Will will remain in ignorance
This is why we call it a Mystery
The Word however falls on closed and open ears
May our ears be open to the Word of God and may the parables not be to us a mystery that remains closed.
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