The One Year Bible New Testament for New Beginnings by DaySpring NLT, Filament Enabled - Book - Page 43
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E NCOU R AG E M E N T
We who follow Jesus can have a new beginning every day! Because Jesus 昀椀rst loved
us, we can love him. And because we do love him, we repent—turn away—from actions, attitudes, and behaviors that we know would grieve him. Jesus’ response to
the Pharisees accusing him of partnering with Satan reminds us to stay on guard.
We don’t just empty our lives of bad things. We replace the bad with what’s good—
especially God’s Holy Spirit—so that there’s absolutely no room for anything that
would ever take us captive or set us back again.
day 19 | MATTH EW 12:46–13:23
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As Jesus was speaking to the crowd, his mother and brothers stood outside, asking to speak to him.
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Someone told Jesus, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, and they want to speak
to you.”
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Jesus asked, “Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?” 49Then he pointed to his disciples and
said, “Look, these are my mother and brothers. 50Anyone who does the will of my Father in heaven is
my brother and sister and mother!”
Later that same day Jesus left the house and sat beside the lake. 2A large crowd soon gathered
around him, so he got into a boat. Then he sat there and taught as the people stood on the shore. 3He
told many stories in the form of parables, such as this one:
“Listen! A farmer went out to plant some seeds. 4As he scattered them across his field, some seeds
fell on a footpath, and the birds came and ate them. 5Other seeds fell on shallow soil with underlying
rock. The seeds sprouted quickly because the soil was shallow. 6But the plants soon wilted under the
hot sun, and since they didn’t have deep roots, they died. 7Other seeds fell among thorns that grew up
and choked out the tender plants. 8Still other seeds fell on fertile soil, and they produced a crop that
was thirty, sixty, and even a hundred times as much as had been planted! 9Anyone with ears to hear
should listen and understand.”
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His disciples came and asked him, “Why do you use parables when you talk to the people?”
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He replied, “You are permitted to understand the secrets of the Kingdom of Heaven, but others
are not. 12To those who listen to my teaching, more understanding will be given, and they will have
an abundance of knowledge. But for those who are not listening, even what little understanding they
have will be taken away from them. 13That is why I use these parables,
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For they look, but they don’t really see.
They hear, but they don’t really listen or understand.
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This fulfills the prophecy of Isaiah that says,
‘When you hear what I say,
you will not understand.
When you see what I do,
you will not comprehend.
