Understanding

I don’t know about you, but I have observed many conversations that I just didn’t understand what was said. Either they were talking about a subject about which I knew little or were using words that I didn’t know. One such occurrence happened when we were visiting my wife’s family. They are farmers and they were speaking about farming. I have always lived in an urban environment and know nothing about farming. So I didn’t understand much of what was said.

Jesus said that the same type of thing is true of us in understanding spiritual truths. Mark 4:11-12 says, “And he said to them, “To you has been given the secret of the kingdom of God, but for those outside everything is in parables, so that ‘they may indeed see but not perceive, and may indeed hear but not understand, lest they should turn and be forgiven.”” To understand spiritual truth we must be born spiritually. God will give us spiritual eyes and ears when we trust in Him. Apart from this faith, we cannot understand His wisdom. Take the first step toward understanding and wisdom by believing in Jesus Christ.