Matthew 13:10-17
The disciples approached Jesus and said, "Why do you speak to the crowd in parables?" He said to them in reply, "Because knowledge of the mysteries of the Kingdom of heaven has been granted to you, but to them it has not been granted. To anyone who has, more will be given and he will grow rich; from anyone who has not, even what he has will be taken away. This is why I speak to them in parables, because they look but do not see and hear but do not listen or understand. Isaiah's prophecy is fulfilled in them, which says:
You shall indeed hear but not understand,
you shall indeed look but never see.
Gross is the heart of this people,
they will hardly hear with their ears,
they have closed their eyes,
lest they see with their eyes
and hear with their ears
and understand with their hearts and be converted
and I heal them.
"But blessed are your eyes, because they see, and your ears, because they hear. Amen, I say to you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it."
Dawg's thought:
Today's prayer intention is for those who are homeless during these brutal summer months, that their needs may be met.
God is faithful to us. Whatever you fear right now, know that He is faithful to you.
I heard a songwriter talk about one of his songs. He prays for God not to forget him in the song. Of course we know that God will never abandon us, but the prayer itself is for our benefit and not His.
Whatever you fear at this time, offer it up in prayer and remember that He is faithful. Offer your prayers so that you can remember His faithfulness, and through your prayers, may your eyes be opened to His love for you this day. Take care and God Bless.
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