25/05/2026
Your heart condition determines how you’ll receive God’s word.
Matthew 13 describes Jesus speaking in parables to the crowds but explaining them in depth to his disciples.
He explained, “Because it has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.”
Matthew 13:11 NKJV
God has given believers of Jesus Christ the mysteries of the Kingdom of heaven, setting us apart from the world.
The Parable of the Sower illustrates this. With God’s wisdom and understanding, you can hear God’s word (seed) and let it fall on good, rich soil, producing a good harvest. This represents those who hear and fully embrace the message of the Kingdom. Their lives will bear good fruit, some yielding a harvest of thirty, sixty or even one hundred times the amount sown.
We also need God’s discernment to distinguish between tares and wheat in our harvest. Jesus is the good seed and the field is the world. The good seeds Jesus sowed are the children of the Kingdom, while the tares are the sons of the evil one. Be the righteous ones who will shine forth like the Sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!
Jesus teaches us valuable lessons on how to be a hearer of God’s word. What kind of hearer are you?
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