MORNING SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 9/11/2026
9:20 AM
My
Worship Time Focus:
“The
Interpretation”
Bible
Reading & Meditation Reference:
Luke 8:8b-15
Message of the verses: “As He said these
things, He would call out, “The one who has ears to hear, let him
hear.”
9 Now His disciples began asking
Him what this parable meant. 10 And He said, “To
you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but
to the rest they are told in parables, so that while
seeing they may not see, and while hearing they may not understand.
11 “Now this is the parable: the
seed is the word of God. 12 And those beside the road are
the ones who have heard, then the devil comes and takes away the word from
their heart, so that they will not believe and be saved. 13 Those
on the rocky soil are the ones who, when they hear, receive
the word with joy; and yet these do not have a firm root; they
believe for a while, and in a time of temptation they fall away. 14 And
the seed which fell among the thorns, these are the ones who
have heard, and as they go on their way they are choked by worries, riches, and
pleasures of this life, and they bring no fruit to
maturity. 15 But the seed in the good
soil, these are the ones who have heard the word with a good and virtuous
heart, and hold it firmly, and produce fruit with perseverance.”
Looking at John MacArthur’s commentary it seems to me
that this is just an introduction to these verses as we will go into more
detail about them beginning in this evening’s SD, and so I think it is wise for
me to just quote what he wrote in this mornings SD.
“As He told this story, Jesus would
call out, ‘He who has ears to hear, let him hear. (cf. 14:35; Matt. 11:15;
13:43; Mark 4:23).
(cf.
14:35; Matt. 11:15; 13:43; Mark 4:23).
“35 It is of no use either for the soil or for
the manure pile. It is thrown away. He who has ears to hear, let him
hear."
“15 He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
“43 Then the righteous will shine like the sun in
the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.”
“23 If anyone has ears to hear, let him
hear."
“That
challenge distinguished between those who desired to understand what He was
teaching, and those who did not. Unsurprisingly
only His disciples were interested, and they began questioning Him as
to what this parable meant. Jesus’
response revealed the incredible privilege that was theirs: ‘To you it has been granted to know the
mysteries of the kingdom of God.’
The mysteries of which the Lord spoke are spiritual truths hidden
through the Old Testament era and revealed in the New. (See the discussion of
the New Testament mysteries in chapter 16 of this volume). The kingdom of God, as noted in
chapter 19 of this volume, refers to the sphere of salvation where God reigns
over His people. But as noted above, to
the rest who reject the truth, parables are and act of judgment, so
that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand (Matt.
13:12-13).”
(Matt. 13:12-13)
“12 For to the one who has, more will be given,
and he will have an abundance, but from the one who has not, even what he has
will be taken away. 13 This is why I speak
to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not
hear, nor do they understand.”
“Matthew
records that Jesus elaborated on that statement of judgment by quoting from
Isaiah’s familiar prophecy:
“In their
case the prophecy of Isaiah is being fulfilled which says, ‘You will keep on
hearing, but will not understand; you will keep on seeing but not perceive; for
the heart of this people has become dull, with their ears they scarcely hear,
and they have closed their eyes, otherwise they would see with their eyes, hear
with their ears, and understand with their heart and return, and I would heal
them.’ (Matt. 13:14-15; cf. Isa. 6:9-10)”
(Isa. 6:9-10)
“9
¶ And he said, "Go, and say to this
people: "’Keep on hearing, but do not understand; keep on seeing, but do
not perceive.’ 10 Make the heart of this
people dull, and their ears heavy, and blind their eyes; lest they see with
their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts, and
turn and be healed."
“Because
they willfully hardened their hearts against the truth, God judicially hardened
them, just as He did with Pharaoh (cf. Ex. 8:15; 14:8). While such people cannot understand spiritual
truth (1 Cor. 2:14), believers can (v. 16; cf. Matt. 13:16-17, 51).
Having made it clear that the truth
contained in the parable was for His disciples only, Jesus identified its
key elements. Significantly, He did not
name the sower (as He so identified Himself in His explanation of the parable
of the wheat and the tares [Matt. 13:37]), since the sower is not the
issue. Anyone who proclaims the gospel
is a sower. Jesus identified the
issue. Anyone who proclaims the gospel
is a sower. Jesus identified the seed
as the Word of God, specifically in the context the gospel message
of salvation. Peter used that same
analogy when he wrote, ‘You have been born again not of seed which is
perishable but imperishable, that is, through the living and enduring word of
God’ (1 Peter 1:23; cf. Rom 10:17). No
artificial, synthetic seed can replace the divine seed and produce better
results; attempting to alter the gospel message to make it more palatable to
unbelievers brings judgment (Gal. 1:8-9) and can only result in false
conversions. The soil represents the
heart (vv. 12, 15), and the four types of soil describe the various conditions
of the souls of those who hear the gospel.”
Spiritual
meaning for my life today: That the Holy Spirit of God will use the
blogs that I write to give out the gospel message so that souls will be saved,
and believers will grow in grace.
My
Steps of Faith for Today: I am trusting the Lord to give the
surgeons who will be operating on my grandson to have great wisdom so that it
will be successful. 9/11/2026 10:08 AM
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