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mysteries of GOD

Luke 8:9 & 10
"9 And His disciples asked Him, saying, What might this parable be?
10 And He said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand."

We are living in GOD'S Garden. For us it's the New Year and we are making "Resolutions" to do better. It is our "To Do" list for ourselves. When we make "To Do" list for others; we call them "Honey Dos!" Jesus's "Honey Do" for everyone who has ears; "LET HIM HEAR." Jesus's expectation is that we will ALL be GOOD GROUND for the seeds that He is planting! This is the man going to the cross. He is dying for our sins. Naturally He trusts that we will be "GOOD GROUND, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold!!!" Jesus has placed His trust in you and me!!!

In today's verses the Disciples don't understand
and ask what is the meaning of this parable? The ways of God are a mystery to us. The Disciples had God, Himself standing in front of them and they needed Jesus to explain. This is the parable of parables. It is about the sower, the seed and the soil. We may might think it's not smart to cast seed on to places where it will not grow. When we sew seeds we need to understand not ALL of them will grow. The word of God is the seed... recive the seed and let it grow. It is the reality in God's creation that some will never believe. 

This penultimate parable is EXPERTLY discussed in the PODCAST linked below. It's  an Issues Etc. PASTORS’ ROUNDTABLE, with Pr. Brian Holle of Messiah Lutheran-Lebanon, IL and Pr. Jon Sollberger of Immanuel Lutheran-Louisville, NE. It's a great listen... https://issuesetc.org/?s=Luke+8

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