Feed My Sheep
Google images It’s always fascinated why there are a number of times in the Gospels when Jesus tells people NOT to speak about Him. I can understand Him rebuking the demons and telling them to keep their “insider” information to themselves—after all, that message would be bound to be twisted into some aberration of the truth and is a perfect example of the importance to “consider the source.” But there were times when Jesus healed people and then told them not to say anything (Matthew 9:30) about what had happened to them. You'd think He's wanted those He healed and helped to shout it from the rooftops. Here in Matthew 13 the disciples asked Jesus why He spoke in parables (13:10). It appears that they thought He was making things more difficult for His hearers by telling stories that then had to be interpreted. These were plain-spoken men. But the Lord’s answer was even more mystifying. We are urged to be “seeker-friendly,” to make things as easy as possible for those who h...