Tuesday Morning Scripture (Wk7/2022) – Matthew 13:1-9/18-23

Jesus Teaches in Parables

1 That same day Jesus went out of the house and was sitting beside the sea [of Galilee].

2 But such large crowds gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat there [positioning Himself as a teacher], while the whole crowd stood on the shore.

3 He told them many things in [1]parables, saying, “Listen carefully: a sower went out to sow [seed in his field];

4 and as he sowed, some seed fell beside the road [between the fields], and the birds came and ate it.

5 Other seed fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil; and at once they sprang up because they had no depth of soil.

6 But when the sun rose, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.

7 Other seed fell among thorns, and thorns came up and choked them out.

8 Other seed fell on good soil and yielded grain, some a hundred times as much [as was sown], some sixty [times as much], and some thirty.

9 He who has ears [to hear], let him hear and heed My words.”

Matthew 13:1-9 (AMP)

THEN

The Sower Explained

18 “Listen then to the [meaning of the] parable of the sower:

19 When anyone hears the word of the kingdom [regarding salvation] and does not understand and grasp it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the one on whom seed was sown beside the road.

20 The one on whom seed was sown on rocky ground, this is the one who hears the word and at once welcomes it with joy;

21 yet he has no [substantial] root in himself, but is only temporary, and when pressure or persecution comes because of the word, immediately he stumbles and falls away [abandoning the One who is the source of salvation].

22 And the one on whom seed was sown among thorns, this is the one who hears the word, but the worries and distractions of the world and the deceitfulness [the superficial pleasures and delight] of riches choke the word, and it yields no fruit.

23 And the one on whom seed was sown on the good soil, this is the one who hears the word and understands and grasps it; he indeed bears fruit and yields, some a hundred times [as much as was sown], some sixty [times as much], and some thirty.”

Matthew 13:18-23 (AMP)

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 13:3 A short story that illustrates a moral or religious principle.

Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – I Want More

There is a deep, longing cry that I am awakening in the hearts of my people. It is a cry that starts small and takes some time to build, but it is a deep longing for more of God. A longing to dwell in his presence and be found in his arms. A longing to look upon His face and to see His beauty. It’s a longing to be like Moses who cried out to his Father: “Show me your glory!” Today I am stirring that afresh inside of you.

Activation: Start crying out to see Jesus. Read the scriptures out loud until they become the truth of how you feel.

Posture yourself as Moses did, declaring that you will not depart until you see God’s glory and you are dwelling in His presence. Ask God to make you even more hungry for His presence.

One thing I ask from the Lord, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple.

Psalm 27:4 (NIV)

Then Moses said, “Now show me your glory.”

Exodus 33:18-23 (NIV)

#lionbites

Monday Morning Scripture (Wk7/2022) – Exodus 33:12-23

Moses Intercedes

12 Moses said to the Lord, “See, You say to me, ‘Bring up this people,’ but You have not let me know whom You will send with me. Yet You have said, ‘I know you by name, and you have also found favor in My sight.’

13 Now therefore, I pray you, if I have found favor in Your sight, let me know Your ways so that I may know You [becoming more deeply and intimately acquainted with You, recognizing and understanding Your ways more clearly] and that I may find grace and favor in Your sight. And consider also, that this nation is Your people.”

14 And the Lord said, “My presence shall go with you, and I will give you rest [by bringing you and the people into the promised land].”

15 And Moses said to Him, “If Your presence does not go [with me], do not lead us up from here.

16 For how then can it be known that Your people and I have found favor in Your sight? Is it not by Your going with us, so that we are distinguished, Your people and I, from all the [other] people on the face of the earth?”

17 The Lord said to Moses, “I will also do this thing that you have asked; for you have found favor (lovingkindness, mercy) in My sight and I have known you [personally] by name.”

18 Then Moses said, “Please, show me Your glory!”

19 And God said, “I will make all My goodness pass before you, and I will proclaim the Name of the Lord before you; for I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show compassion (lovingkindness) on whom I will show compassion.”

20 But He said, “You cannot see My face, for no man shall see Me and live!”

21 Then the Lord said, “Behold, there is a place beside Me, and you shall stand there on the rock;

22 and while My glory is passing by, I will put you in a cleft of the rock and protectively cover you with My hand until I have passed by.

23 Then I will take away My hand and you shall see My back; but My face shall not be seen.”

Exodus 33:12-23 (AMP)

Monday Morning Scripture – Luke 8:16-21

Parable of the Lamp

16 “Now no one lights a lamp and then covers it with a container [to hide it], or puts it under a bed; instead, he puts it on a lampstand, so that those who come in may see the light.

17 For there is nothing hidden that will not become evident, nor anything secret that will not be known and come out into the open.

18 So be careful how you listen; for whoever has [a teachable heart], to him more [understanding] will be given; and whoever does not have [a longing for truth], even what he thinks he has will be taken away from him.”

19 Then Jesus’ mother and His brothers came up toward Him, but they could not reach Him because of the crowd.

20 And He was told, “Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside, asking to see You.”

21 But He answered, “My mother and My brothers are these who listen to the word of God and do it!”

Luke 8:16-21 (AMP)