Da Bauz's Take: Incarnation to Resurrection, Day Thirty-three

Incarnation to Resurrection

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Incarnation to Resurrection roughly three and one-half years, in 12 weeks, Sunday through Friday (six days) per week

Day Thirty-three of Eighty-four:

Today we review the account the people tending the demon possessed pigs, telling the story of Jesus’ mighty works in the town and around the country. – Luke 8:36 – 39 From here we’ll continue reading about “The Parable of the Sower”, “The Purpose of Parables”, an “Explanation about the Parable of the Sower” and “The Parable of the Weeds”. Earlier this week, on Monday, we closed with Jesus’ Words in Mark 4:1-9, Luke 8:4-8 “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

Today, we’ll look a little more closely at “The Parable of the Sower” as recorded in Matthew 13:1 – 9. Jesus said – “What do you make of this? A farmer planted some seed. As He was scattering the seed, some fell by the road, birds came and devoured them. Other seeds fell in the gravel, where since they had no depth of soil, although they sprang up immediately, were scorched; and because they had no roots, they withered away. Still other seeds fell on good soil and produced grain, and produced a harvest beyond his wildest dreams, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.” (paraphrased). Then Jesus asked – “Are you listening to this? Really listening?”, remember… Mark 4:1-9, Luke 8:4-8 “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”!

Continuing we read of Jesus’ explaining “The Purpose of Parables” – “Whenever someone has a ready heart for this, the insights and understandings flow freely.” And from here we discover Jesus’ “Explanation about the Parable of the Sower” where Jesus said:

“He who hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed the farmer scatters on the road.

The seed cast in the gravel, this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy. Yet because he has no root in himself, he only endures for a while, and when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the Me, the Word, immediately he falls away.

The seed cast in the weeds is the person who hears the kingdom news, but the worries and cares of the world and the seduction of wealth choke the Word, and nothing comes of it.

Finally, what was sown on good soil, is the person who hears and takes in the Good News, He indeed bears fruit, yielding a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty times what was sown.”

Again, bears repetition, “Are you listening to this? Really listening?”

And that, that right there ^ ^ ^ that, my friends, is… GOOD NEWS!

We’ll leave reading the rest of the text for you individually.

I’ve taken the liberty of assembling a weekly chart of daily readings to cover the chronology

Week 5

Matthew 8:14–10:42; 13 Mark 4–5; Luke 8:1-18; 22-56

Day 1 Matthew 8:14-9:8; Mark 4:1-9; Luke 8:1-8

Day 2 Matthew 9:9-38; Mark 4:10-29; Luke 8:9-18

Day 3 Matthew 10:1-25; Mark 4:30-41; Luke 8:19-25

Day 4 Matthew 10:26-42; Mark 5:1-20 ; Luke 8:26-35

Day 5 Matthew 13:1-30; Luke 8:36-39

Day 6 Matthew 13:31-58; Mark 5:21-43; Luke 8:40-54

Week Five, Day five reading can be found here: http://bit.ly/2EvdIak Happy studies

Shalom!

“No Jesus, NO peace” and yet, “Know Jesus, KNOW peace”

How does one get to “know” Jesus? Simple, invite Him into your heart, as Jesus says: “Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me.” [Revelation 3:20 NIV] How can be assured that this Jesus stuff means anything? Well because the Bible tells us so, as the Apostle Paul wrote:

“If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.” [Romans 10:9-10 NIV]

And for those of you who say to me, I can’t be bothered reading the Bible, “it’s confusing” or “it’s a waste of my time”, may I draw your attention to what the Bible says about wisdom: “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.” [Proverbs 9:10 NIV]

If nothing else, PLEASE read two chapters from the Bible – (don’t own one, sorry NO excuse, if you’re reading this, you can access this: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%203:16&version=NIV) John 3 and John 14!

John 3:16 says: “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”

And John 14:6 says: “Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”

Well that’s it, that’s Da Bauz’s Take on, “Incarnation to Resurrection, Day Thirty-three of Eighty-four” – this 8^th day of February 2018 © 2018, All Rights Reserved. wr (Da Bauz, Christian Zionist “creationist” too!)

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