"Love and faithfulness meet together; righteousness and peace kiss each other" Psalm 85.10.
Praise the Lord, that Jesus our Emmanuel reveals the compassion and loving kindness of our great heavenly Father (John 15.13-17)! Praise the Lord, that the Holy Spirit our advocate reveals the holiness sanctifying work of our amazing heavenly Father (John 16.13-15 & 17.17)!
Jesus finishes his parable of the sower with these words (Matthew 13.1-23). When the disciples don't get the point (Luke 8.9 & Mark 4.10,11) Jesus quotes Isaiah 6. Ah, the seeing and hearing but not understanding line…what!?
I've been reading a collection of sermons on the gospel of John by AW Tozer titled And He Dwelt Among Us. In chapter 3 Tozer discusses the notion that Jesus made the world and yet the world does not recognize Him (John 1.10). Ah, the seeing and hearing but not understanding line.
The parallel and Tozer's writing are so beautiful I had to ask Regal Books for, and was granted, permission to post the chapter on our church web site. Here's the link to the Windborn Church site. Ah, may the seeing and hearing but not understanding line NOT apply to us as we listen and obey with following when our Good Shepherd calls us by name!
