Explained

DEVOTION

THE GOSPEL OF MARK

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Mark 4:33-34

33 With many similar parables Jesus spoke the word to them, as much as they could understand. 34 He did not say anything to them without using a parable. But when he was alone with his own disciples, he explained everything.

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Isn't that much just like Jesus? Everything he says he explains in detail to those who follow him, but to those who do not know him as their Lord and Savior he speaks in parables. If we have the Holy Spirit we do understand the truth of scripture. We know what Jesus means in all the parables because as we saw before he gave us the key to understanding. Those we have not yet received that key, who have not yet received him, simply cannot understand all the truth of the scripture. Some of them look at us as if we are foolish for having faith in Jesus Christ. Some of them think we are foolish for believing God actually created the earth and every kind of plant, bird, fish, mammal, and then finally man his own image. They cannot understand truth because they are blinded by their own human understanding. Jesus has always said that he who has an ear, let him hear. Because we are his own disciples he has explained everything to us. We have that ear, and we can hear. Those of the world only hear parables, words they cannot quite grasp the real meaning of, so they think of us as weak minded, because we disagree with their human based thinking by believing Jesus. We know the truth, Jesus has explained it all to us.