Illustrations

In a chapel service recently, I shared the attitude of the heart when looking at art. Passing it over or REALLY looking into the illustrations, noticing the details and almost hidden truths folded in. Let us lean in with open ears and encourage others to do the same with the Word of God and the illustrations of Jesus.

Then he used stories as illustrations to tell them many things. He said, “Listen! A farmer went to plant seed. 

Some seeds were planted along the road, and birds came and devoured them. Other seeds were planted on rocky ground, where there was little soil. The plants sprouted quickly because the soil wasn’t deep. But when the sun came up, they were scorched. They withered because their roots weren’t deep enough. 

Other seeds were planted among thornbushes, and the thornbushes grew up and choked them. But other seeds were planted on good ground and produced grain. They produced one hundred, sixty, or thirty times as much as was planted. Let the person who has ears listen!” 

The disciples asked him, “Why do you use stories as illustrations when you speak to people?” (Matthew 13:3-10GW)

So what the prophet had said came true: “I will open my mouth to illustrate points. I will tell what has been hidden since the world was made.” (Matthew 13:35 GW)

James 3:18,

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