Carefully read the following. Jesus spoke in Matthew chapter 13:
10 And the disciples came and said to Him, “Why do You speak to them in parables?”
11 He answered and said to them, “Because it has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.
12 For whoever has, to him more will be given, and he will have abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
13 Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.
14 And in them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, which says:
‘Hearing you will hear and shall not understand, And seeing you will see and not perceive;
15 For the hearts of this people have grown dull. Their ears are hard of hearing,
And their eyes they have closed, Lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears,
Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn, So that I should heal them.’
We have been given the ability to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven and those mysteries are not hidden from us, but are in plain sight for all to grasp if they are only willing to believe. Jesus further stated that we will have abundance in an unrestricted fashion for this is the nature of Our Heavenly Father. It is not HIS Intent to restrict us from sufficiency in any area of our lives if we ask according to HIS will. After all, HE is Jehovah Jireh, our Provider.
Those who do not have the revelation of the seven redemptive promises of FATHER will live in scarcity and ultimately lose what little they have. Their hearts have grown dull which indicates that at one time they could have heard and responded to the Gospel. Without seeing and hearing, they are unable to understand the mysteries which are before their very eyes. How do you grow dull of seeing and hearing? By allowing the noise of the world to overpower your spiritual eyes and ears. You pay close attention to what the world is promoting at the expense of the spiritual.
It is up to each of us to protect our hearts so that we can receive the fullness of the seven redemptive promises of FATHER. We must intently focus on FATHER’S Word and turn away from the ways of the world. We are to repent of our past worldly desires and plant only good seed into our hearts. We must let patience have its perfect work and know what has been authorized and imparted in the spiritual realm is being manifested on our behalf in the physical realm. Faith requires steadfastness while manifestation is occurring.
We are to know the mysteries because we trust FATHER more than we trust the temporary state which is in the world. Jesus spoke in Mark chapter 11:
22 So Jesus answered and said to them, “Have faith in God.
23 For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says.
24 Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them”.
FATHER has the power and resources to remove any obstacle set before us but HE requires us to have faith in HIM. In order to obtain results from prayer, we must believe the result when we pray, not when it later manifests. The chronology is pray, believe, then manifestation, not pray, manifestation, then believe. Our trust in FATHER must be greater than our trust in the five physical senses. This is just one of the mysteries Jesus revealed to those who have ears to hear.
Jesus revealed FATHER’S seven characteristics which reflect HIS seven promises. Those with spiritual eyes and ears are given the ability to embrace all seven if they will only believe. The seven promises appear to be mysteries out of reach to those who have grown dull of seeing and hearing. Let us seize the opportunity set before us this day to embrace these mysteries.