Good morning. Jesus’ mother and brothers were standing outside seeking to speak to Him. He points to His disciples and says behold, My mother and My brothers! Whoever does the will of My Father who is in heaven, he is My brother and sister and mother. He then gets into a boat while the people stand on the beach. He tells the parable about the sower and the seed. Some seeds beside the road - birds ate; some fell on rocky places with little soil - no root, withered away in the sunshine; some among thorns – thorns choked them; some on good soil – yielded a crop. The disciples wanted to know why Jesus used parables. To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been granted; because while seeing they do not see, and while hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand. Many prophets and righteous men desired to see what you see, and did not see it; and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it. Now the disciples did not get it on their own either. They had to have Jesus explain the parable to them. In the future, the disciples would be the ones explaining spiritual things to the people. If someone hears the word of God and does not understand it, the evil one snatches away what has been sown in his heart. If someone hears the word but has no firm root in himself, then when affliction or persecution arises because of the word, he falls away. The ones among the thorns have the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. The seed on good soil hears the word and understands it and brings forth fruit abundantly. Father thank You that the reader’s heart is good soil. He/she brings forth fruit abundantly.

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