"Listen! 

A farmer went out to plant some seeds.

As he scattered them across his field, some seeds fell on a footpath, and the birds came and ate them."

Matthew 13:3-4 NLT

Jesus told a lot of stories and parables of which this is just one (see v2). 

Maybe you've heard someone say "the Bible is clear" when Jesus wasn't. He spoke often in stories.

Stories that may have made more sense or provided more connection to people 2000 years ago.

Stories that may have been designed to get his listeners to think, to interact, to respond to the story, because no one was reading these, just hearing them. 

None of them were on YouTube or TikTok or whatever the current thing is. 

I wonder if Jesus had some favorites that he repeated often, his "go to" stories. 

And I wonder what stories Jesus would tell us today?

Would he want us to sit and ponder stories, to wonder, to think, to talk with others about it?

When our modern day interviewer is pushing their question, to trip him up, catch him out, get clarity over something, would Jesus just say something like...

"Listen! 

A farmer went out to plant some seeds.

As he scattered them across his field, some seeds fell on a footpath, and the birds came and ate them."

#wordsofJesus 

#redletterBible 

#wonder