(Mark 4:21-25)
21 And He was saying to them, “A lamp is not brought to be put under a basket, or under a bed, is it? Is it not brought to be put on the lampstand? 22 For nothing is hidden, except to be revealed; nor has anything been secret, but that it would come to light. 23 If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.” 24 And He was saying to them, “Take care what you listen to. By your standard of measure it will be measured to you; and more will be given you besides. 25 For whoever has, to him more will be given; and whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.”
TODAY'S TAKEAWAY:
It's human nature to want to share to the world all about our greatest experiences, like one's engagement to the "love of our life", or the birth of a child, or all about meeting and chatting with some beloved celebrity. And it's human nature to want to remember and disclose all the details about these experiences. If anyone asks, we want to tell them exactly how and when we met our spouse. Whether someone cares or not, we're going to inundate them with all our photos of every documented little expression the baby has ever made. And we are probably going to broadcast to anyone with ears, every word that the very famous person said to us, which has been etched in our brain forever. Oh, and let's not forget all the sports fans who remember and are overjoyed to rehash games, scores, players names and STATS.
Now, there is no one more famous than the Lord Jesus! And He actually literally sacrificially, unconditionally and selflessly loves everyone, and desires to have a close, personal relationship with us. He is the only One able to save us from death and despair. And He knows all truth, and shares with us everything we could possibly need to know about life, and how to go about having better relationships with others - with His help, strength and guidance. All we have to do is humbly repent, accepting His forgiveness for all our sins and accepting Him into our hearts. Believing in Him, is trusting that everything He tells us is true and valuable! Therefore, Jesus even helps us to understand more and more of His word.
For believers who know Him personally, we should be excited to soak up every word He speaks and has ever written to us. And we should be overjoyed to rehash these amazing, life-changing truths and experiences, with people who also know Jesus, and with those who do not yet know Jesus! And with this most famous One, not only can we, but He wants us to tell Him everything that is on our hearts and minds, all of the time. You know, because it is a relationship, and He wants the best for us, and He is all-knowing and all-powerful and everywhere-present!.
As verse 25 says, those who respond to His truth, will receive more, because the Lord is very generous, like, "the more you know..." And so, just as Jesus is generous, so we should be... willing to share the good news of Jesus to others when we are given opportunities. The Lord is literally my soulmate, and THE Love of my life! "Hey, I personally know the most famous, smartest, richest, strongest, and most powerful, generous and caring celebrity to have ever walked this earth! Can I introduce Him to you?" It's all about personally knowing and sharing God and His truth.
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