Key Passage
Jesus used stories to teach the people. Jesus said …
— Mark 12:1 ERV (Read Full Text)
Key Thought
Jesus knew the power of special stories—often called parables. He used them frequently to help convey deep messages that he wanted his followers to remember. These stories would lodge in Jesus’ listeners’ minds. His lessons would be recalled as they saw those images in everyday life. We must never underestimate the importance of stories to convey the truth of God. Not only did Jesus use them, but much of the Bible contains them. Let’s ask God to help us hear his voice in the stories of Jesus and the stories of the Bible. Let’s thank God for giving so much of his message in stories that we can easily remember and then put to use in everyday life.
Prayer
O Father, thank you for the variety of ways you have communicated your message to us. While I know that Jesus is your ultimate message, I also know that you spoke through prophetic oracles, through Laws, through wisdom messages, through the Psalms, and through your actions in history interpreted by your messengers. Please be with me as I open your Word and seek your will. Thank you for speaking to us, your human children, in so many ways. In Jesus’ name I thank you. Amen.
Related Scriptures
Jesus taught the people from the boat. Jesus used many stories to teach them. He said,
— Mark 4:2
Before the world began, the Word was there. The Word was there with God. The Word was God. He was there with God in the beginning. All things were made through him (the Word). Nothing was made without him. In him there was life. That life was light (understanding, goodness) for the people of the world.
— John 1:1-4
In the past God spoke to our people through the prophets. God spoke to them many times and in many different ways. And now in these last days God has spoken to us again. God has spoken to us through his Son. God made the whole world through his Son. And God has chosen his Son to have all things. The Son shows the glory of God. He is a perfect copy of God’s nature. The Son holds everything together with his powerful command. The Son made people clean from their sins. Then he sat down at the right side of the Great One (God) in heaven.
— Hebrews 1:1-3
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