Matthew 10 -- Chosen To Know

Talking to His followers, Jesus said, “You have been chosen to know the secrets about the kingdom of heaven.”  He then told them eight parables – stories that could be taken at face value by those who would never understand, but stories that held deep hidden meaning to the chosen.

 

Had we been there to hear these parables back then, would we have grasped their importance without the aid of Jesus’ explanations?  We are so fortunate to have His explanations of them written down for us to discover and understand. 

 

Yet even with all we have today to unveil the meaning of them, there are so many in the world who will never read these parables.  Nor will they understand them.

 

I watched this morning as maybe 100 students gathered around the flagpole to pray and worship God.  I wondered how many of my own fellow students would have done that all those years ago.

 

You’re at work, Father, and I thank You.  This generation faces so much falsehood from the world and it so desperately needs Your truth.  I’m thankful that You are calling out many – that You have chosen these precious kids to know You early in their lives, and that they boldly stand up for what You’ve been revealing to them!

 

Your Brother In Christ,

Gary Ford