33 lines
1.5 KiB
Markdown
33 lines
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title = "Luke 8:16–21"
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date = "2022-11-23"
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### [Read the passage.](https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Lk8.16-21)
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Here is your periodic reminder that the section titles, and even the chapter
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and verse numbers you find in your Bible are not part of the original text and
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therefore not inspired by the Holy Spirit. I should have included these verses
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in yesterday's notes, perhaps. At any rate, even though Jesus changes
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metaphors, He is still continuing to teach on the same point as the parable of
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the sower.
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Recall that the point of the parable is that not everyone who hears God's word
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will believe in it, or at least not enough to be saved. It has been hidden from
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them so that God's purposes may be fulfilled. But those who do hear and believe
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will reproduce God's word so that it may be dispersed far beyond their reach.
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These are the ones who are like the lighted lamp that is put on a stand.
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Instead of hiding the truth, it is shown to all, because even though it is
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hidden from some for now, it will be known by everyone for true and for sure in
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the Day of the Lord. And that is why we are admonished to "take care then how
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you hear" (_v. 18_). It has eternal significance in how we are judged.
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The conclusion to Jesus's lesson comes at a providential moment when His family
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comes to speak to Him. He clarifies that one takes care of how you hear by
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obeying what God has told you. Familial relations are important, but your
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relationship with God is more important.
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* * *
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Give us ears to hear, hearts to obey, and hands to do good works for Your
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Name's sake.
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