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Day by Day Devotional - Year 3 of 5
Devotional: July 25th

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Matthew 13:1-17

The heart of the people had "waxed gross." They had wilfully closed their eyes and stopped their ears (v. 15). And so from henceforth the Lord speaks to them in a hidden way, in parables. His teachings will be reserved for His disciples alone. Yes, Matthew 13:18; Matthew 13:36-37 prove to us that the Lord is always ready to explain to His own all that they want to understand. The Bible contains many things which are difficult and obscure to our natural limited intelligence (Deuteronomy 29:29). But the explanation will be given to us at the right moment, if we really want it (see Proverbs 28:5). Do not let us be discouraged then by passages or expressions which we do not understand immediately. Let us ask the Lord to explain His Word to us.

The rejection by Israel of the Messiah has yet another consequence: finding no fruit to be harvested in the midst of His people, the Lord is now going to sow the world with the word of the Gospel. Elsewhere this is called "the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls" (James 1:21). But, if there is only one kind of seed, by no means all receive the Word in the same way. How have you received it?

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