Matthew 13:1 The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side." Jesus went out of the house = limitations - break your borders. This speaks of our immediate local surroundings - boundary lines. All that is familiar and comfortable, that which restricts and prevents is our house. We have been a land governed by moon worship, teachings and traditions, but no more. We are the Seed of Abraham. He is the pattern. Galatians 4:29, "And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise. Genesis 21:2, "For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him." Kindred speaks of our natural birth as well as our spiritual family, our place of birth also. Jesus (God) has left His limitations - Israel - and is going to all people.

The parable in Matthew 13:1-23 is first about the Mystery of the Kingdom. Matthew 13:10-11, "And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables? (11) He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given Mark 4:10-11, "And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable. (11) And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God; but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables:" Mystery means initiated, revelation, revealed thoughts, given to those initiated. There are two terms; Kingdom of heaven (Matt. 13:11) and kingdom of God (Mark 4:11). Kingdom of heaven tells us where it is from and Kingdom of God tells us the boss. In Matthew 13:3 Jesus begins the parable by saying, "Behold ... These important truths command our attention and we should hold them before us. In verse 9 He says, "Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

" The important things here is not the sower or the seed, but the soils the seed falls into. These soils speak of the great multitudes and why they came, probably many different attitudes. " 1. Curiosity - Idle followers. 2. Self-seeking - Profitable company. 3. A Revolutionists - or Patriots - make Him King as a standard against politics. 4. Shallow - no real zeal or deep longing 5. Fruitful - Drawn by the Father. And then there were those who didn't even know and never came. Jesus told the people through this parable, in no uncertain terms, what chance His teaching would have with them and why in some there would be nothing. So He speaks that He is the sower and the Seed of a plain and realm of life higher than they knew. The fault is with the soil, not the Sower or the Seed. The ground, which didn't have thorns all over it had soil for the seed to grow.

To better understand this parable we need to look at Genesis 3:17-19, "And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it; cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; (18) Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; (19) In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return." Eden represents the Kingdom on earth. Free of weeds = higher state and realm of existence, living above. One consequence of the fall = thorns and thistles. Genesis is filled with truth of the Spirit realm.

In Gen. 3:17 when it says the earth was cursed - what earth? (More than just dirt, your earth.) In Genesis 2:7 it says man was formed of the dust of the ground, first Adam was earthy. Thorns and thistles grow right out of carnal mind, a natural product. It is here a new Seed must be planted, but inherent are weeds. This earth will produce nothing, until the Seed is introduced into it and the Seed needs soil.

II John 12:24, "Verily, verily I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit." Impossible to overlook - you are the soil...kingdom not external, but being birthed within you.

We are so unable to illustrate the greatness of this in order to escape the weak and beggarly elements.

Luke 17:21, "Neither Shall they Say, Lo here; or lo there! Behold, the kingdom of God is within you." He's preparing a people today who will yield 30, 60 100, to be the Kingdom, but alas for some Jesus said the cares of this life and deceitfulness of riches choke and abort the seed...(to be continued)

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