Matthew
13:13-43 – The Parables of Jesus
The
kingdom Jesus has inaugurated will one day come to fullness and be recognized
for its greatness. The Kingdom, like a tree, will be a place where people find
rest and security.
Yeast
or leaven describes the process of the kingdom’s growth. Yeast accomplishes its
work overtime, eventually its presence affects everything around it.
When
people listen or read stories of Jesus, they are privy to the most ancient and
profound secrets ever told. (I Cor. 2:7; Eph. 3:9; Col. 1:26).
Satan
does not sow thorns or briars or brush, he sows darnel, which is impossible to
distinguish from genuine wheat until harvest time.
After
Jesus concluded His sermon, the disciples asked Him to explain the parable of
the tares. Jesus teaches that one day He will sort the wheat from the tares and
mete out either judgment or reward according to His omniscience. His judgment
will be both complete and final.
The
lawless are destined to experience the fires of hell, where they will live in
eternal misery (Rev. 19:20; 20:10). The righteous will live in eternal radiance
and joy. Their king will also be their Father. The righteous are those who come
to Jesus in faith to be cleansed of their sin and guilt. Jesus will clothe them
with His own righteousness.
When
someone found a buried treasure and unearthed it, that treasure belonged to the
owner of the property. But if the finder could buy the property, then
everything in it would belong to the finder. What is considered a costly
sacrifice today will one day be revealed as a pittance when compared to the
riches of the kingdom of heaven. (Rom. 8:18). Whoever finds the pearl of great
price, God’s Kingdom, will happily give up everything to possess it.
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