Deeper Life #229

And he spake many things unto them in parables.

—Matthew 13:3

A MYSTERY, IN THE BIBLICAL SENSE, is simply a truth that has not yet been revealed. The only way to understand it rightly is through the interpretation of the Spirit of God.

Some people think that Jesus uttered some hard words in the thirteenth chapter of Matthew. They think He said, “I will talk to you in parables, because I do not want you to understand.” But by examining the Scriptures, we find an altogether different meaning. The real interpretation is this: “I am going to talk to you in parables, because many of you have dull ears and hard hearts and blind eyes and cannot understand My voice. And if you will only open your ears and hear, you will understand through these parables.”

Many have dull ears and are unable to hear the voice of God. When God spoke to Jesus, the people said it thundered. But Jesus declared, “Father spoke to me.” He knew His Father’s voice. The ears of the people were stopped, but His ears were opened and could hear the message.

Think of a telegraph operator. He listens to the clicking of his instrument and takes down the message, while I might listen and listen, and yet I can make nothing of it. I do not know the voice of the telegraph instrument.

I wonder how many of us are so dull of hearing that we cannot understand when Jesus talks to us through the parables. Many people, to whom the Word of God comes in this present generation, will not listen.

Prayer Thought: Reveal to me, O Lord, the truth of Your Word. Guide me.

SUGGESTED READING: Matthew 13:1–6