“I will open my mouth in parables,
I will utter things hidden since the creation of the world.”
- Matthew 13:35 -
From wheat to weeds seeds to yeast to pearls to fish. Jesus spoke to the people in parables. Why? Because he wants all of us to understand the revelation of His kingdom through all he has made. Man's relationship to the created things is a veritable illustration of the mysteries of who He is and what He is about.
He wants us to be on a treasure hunt for the things that are precious to Him. He craves for us to search out the depths of His heart - His heart for us, His heart for us to relate to the realities of what we can only experiences apart from touch, smell, sight, sound and taste. And when we get to this place, we are increasingly undone. We are increasingly ruined for anything else.
Yet Jesus spoke to the people the parables that have been laid before us since the beginning of time. For it was time to point them in His direction. It was time to encourage them to start thinking, understanding about the way He had been speaking to them for so very long.
"He who has ears let him hear," He kept saying. I dare say I can interpret this to mean: "He who has ears, stop simply experiencing with your natural senses but go beyond the veil; comprehend what I've been speaking to you for so long. Let it transform your soul as you explore My soul."
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