Re:Verse passage – Mark 4:1-20 (day five) When we read Jesus’ parables, we are often tempted to immediately try to resolve the tension. What I think helps us “listen/hear” better, is to first ask questions. With whom or with what do I identify most? What may the parable be saying about me and a needed change in action or perspective? How does this parable reveal what I think about God?
Jesus is the “Master Teacher” who uses parables to not only capture our imaginations but more deeply connect to and capture our hearts. It is at this second level that Jesus’ parables and the entire scriptures are meant to operate Hebrews 4:12.
Parables aren’t just stories that entertain; they’re agents of change. Jesus’s parables define and direct us in a way that gives us ownership in the journey. – Pierce Taylor Hibbs
