“If You Have Ears, Listen!” Afterwards, when he was alone with the Twelve
and with his other disciples, they asked him, “What does your story mean?” He
replied, “You are permitted to know some truths about the Kingdom of God that
are hidden to those outside the Kingdom: ‘Though they see and hear, they will
not understand or turn to God, or be forgiven for their sins.”
To: ALL WHO HAVE EARS TO HEAR
From: GOD THE FATHER, THE LORD
JESUS CHRIST HIS SON and Ministered through the HOLY SPIRIT OF GOD, The Helper, that He may be
with you forever. [John 14:16]
Subject: MY WORD; John 1:1 (NKJV) 1 In the beginning was the Word,
and the Word was with God, and the
Word was God. John
1:14 (NKJV) 14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us,
and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full
of grace and truth.
Colossians 4:2–6 (The Living Bible) 2 Don’t be weary in prayer; keep at it; watch
for God’s answers, and remember to be thankful when they come. 3
Don’t forget to pray for us too, that God will give us many chances to preach
the Good News of Christ for which I am here in jail. 4 Pray that I
will be bold enough to tell it freely and fully and make it plain, as, of
course, I should. 5 Make the
most of your chances to tell others the Good News. Be wise in all your
contacts with them. 6 Let
your conversation be gracious as well as sensible, for then you will have the
right answer for everyone.
Colossians 4:2–6 (NASB95) 2 Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of
thanksgiving; 3 praying at the same time for us as well, that God
will open up to us a door for the word, so that we may speak forth the mystery
of Christ, for which I have also been imprisoned; 4 that I may
make it clear in the way I ought to speak. 5 Conduct yourselves with
wisdom toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunity. 6 Let your speech always be with
grace, as though seasoned with salt, so that you will know how you
should respond to each person.
Ephesians 5:8–17 (The Living Bible) 8 For though once your heart was full of darkness,
now it is full of light from the Lord, and your behavior should show it! 9
Because of this light within you, you should do only what is good and right and
true. 10 Learn as you go along what pleases the Lord. 11
Take no part in the worthless pleasures of evil and darkness, but instead,
rebuke and expose them. 12 It would be shameful even to mention here
those pleasures of darkness that the ungodly do. 13 But when you
expose them, the light shines in upon their sin and shows it up, and when they
see how wrong they really are, some of them may even become children of light! 14
That is why God says in the Scriptures, “Awake, O sleeper, and rise up from the
dead; and Christ shall give you light.” 15
So be careful how you act; these are difficult days. Don’t be fools; be wise:
make the most of every opportunity you have for doing good. 17
Don’t act thoughtlessly, but try to find out and do whatever the Lord wants you
to.
Mark 4:9–12 (AMP) 9 And He said, He who has ears to hear, let him be hearing [and let him
consider, and comprehend]. 10 And as soon as He was alone, those
who were around Him, with the Twelve [apostles], began to ask Him about the
parables. 11 And He said to them, To you has been entrusted the mystery of the kingdom of God [that is,
the secret counsels of God which are hidden from the ungodly]; but for those
outside [of our circle] everything becomes a parable, 12 In
order that they may [indeed] look and look but not see and
perceive, and may hear and hear but not grasp and comprehend, lest
haply they should turn again, and it [their willful rejection of the truth]
should be forgiven them.
Mark 4:9–12 (The Living Bible) 9 If you have ears, listen!” 10
Afterwards, when he was alone with the Twelve and with his other disciples,
they asked him, “What does your story mean?” 11 He replied, “You are permitted to know some truths about
the Kingdom of God that are hidden to those outside the Kingdom: ‘Though they
see and hear, they will not understand or turn to God, or be forgiven for their
sins.’
Today is January 29, 2015.
Please open your Bible and take the time to read Proverbs Chapter 29,
uninterrupted. Ask the Holy Spirit of the Living God to teach you and give you
His wisdom and understanding. Praise God!
[Please
Note: Always Read the Word of God in
Context, reading the entire chapter or book, asking the Holy Spirit of the
Living God to give you the interpretation.
2 Peter 1:16–21
(Williams) 16 For it was not mere stories of fancy
that we followed when we told you of the power and coming of our Lord Jesus
Christ, but we had been eyewitnesses of His majesty. 17 For when He
received such honor and glory from God the Father, when from the majestic glory
there was borne to Him a voice like this, “This is my Son, my Beloved, in whom
I take delight.” 18 we heard this voice ourselves borne from heaven
while we were with Him on that sacred mountain. 19 So we have the
message of the prophets more certainly guaranteed. Please pay attention to this message as to a
lamp that is shining in a dismal place, until the day dawns and the morning
star rises in your hearts; 20 because you recognize this truth above
all else, that no prophecy in Scripture
is to be interpreted by one’s own mind, 21 for no prophecy has
ever yet originated in man’s will, but men who were led by the Holy Spirit
spoke from God.]
Philippians 2:9–11 (The Living
Bible) 9 Yet it was because of this that God raised
him up to the heights of heaven and gave him a name which is above every other
name, 10 that at the name of
Jesus every knee shall bow in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11
and every tongue shall confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God
the Father.
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