"For whoever has, to him more will be given; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him." Mark 4:24-25 NKJV
Jesus makes a statement in v24 that is very important. He says, 'Take heed what you hear.' We must listen carefully to what is being said. If we are not concentrating, we may hear only part of the conversation and make the rest up. The result being, we get it drastically wrong. When we are listening properly, we need to ensure, if it is a confidential matter, that we keep it that way. We must never disclose other people's business, unless they ask for this to happen. We need to respect people's privacy and not turn to gossip.
God wants us to listen and learn about His Word. Once we have processed this, He may wish for us to share it with people who need to hear about how Jesus can change a person's life. To do this, we need to study His Word. We also need to get alongside Jesus and be really connected to Him. When we can do this, we are ready to be used. However, don't ever think that you know it all and there is no need to study anymore. If you do this, the little you know will be taken away from you and Jesus won't use you until you have learned this lesson.
Listen to Him with spiritual understanding and receive His Word properly. This is how the disciples had to learn when Jesus was speaking in parables. At first, they were lost and couldn't understand what He was saying. They had to learn, and so do we all. As we share what we hear, we'll be given more. If we keep it to ourselves, we will lose it.
Look at this example:
Jesus had given three men various talents. To one He gave 5 talents, to another two and to the third one 1 talent. The first two invested theirs and made more. The third one was different, he dug a hole and buried it. Let's pick up the story:
Then he who had received the one talent came and said, "Lord, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you have not sown, and gathering where you have not scattered seed. 25 And I was afraid and went and hid your talent in the ground. Look, there you you have what is yours." 26 But his lord answered and said to him, "You wicked and lazy servant, you knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not scattered seed. 27 So you ought to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming I would have received back my own with interest. 28 So take the talent from him and give it to him who has ten talents. 29 For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have an abundance; but from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away." Matthew 25:24-29
Don't just flick through this scripture, learn it thoroughly, because if you want more from God, you have got to abide by His Word.
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