“And he said unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables:”
Mark 4:9, 11 KJV
“If you understand this, then you need to respond.” Jesus said to His disciples, “The privilege of intimately knowing the mystery of God’s Kingdom realm has been granted to you, but not to the others, where everything is revealed in parables.” We usually apply portions of this parable to unbelievers, but Jesus instructs us to apply it to ourselves. The four kinds of soils speak of four kinds of hearts: hard hearts, hollow hearts, half hearts and whole hearts. With the first soil we see the activity of Satan; the second that of the flesh; the third that of the world. Bearing fruit is never the problem with the seed, but with the soil it falls upon. Jesus spoke allegorically so that those who didn’t care to understand, couldn’t understand. Yet Jesus knows that the hungry ones will seek out the hidden meaning of the parables and understand the secrets of God’s Kingdom realm. It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: But the honour of kings is to search out a matter. Amen!
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