Continuing with Mark 4: Next Yeshua talks of the light, that it should
be seen and not hid, the whole purpose of a light, a candle here, is to be
seen, no one turns on a light and then hides it, it is irrational. Once a light
is turned on, it is used to illuminate. Then the statement: He who has ears to hear, let him here. Again, it is the act of listening, just as the above
parable, listen up. Then he continues: Pay attention to what you hear. The more we hear, the more will be given us to
hear. So in this parable, we need to hear so satan doesn't steal the
word. We then can cultivate the soil of our inner being, remove the
rocks, so when the seed grows the roots can drive down deeply.
As a child I can remember a platform being dragged through a
field, like a wagon without wheels. In our area, many of the fields were
covered with rocks from the melting ice sheets. After initially
clearing, , each year rocks were pushed to the surface from the frost so the
clearing maintenance was necessary each spring. The stones were used
to build border fences and many remain today. Having prepared the
soil, the fields were plowed and planted. Then we need to clear the
weeds as they spring up so they don't over compete with
crop. Eventually the crop will become dominant and the weeds will no
longer be a threat. Then the field will produce a profitable crop.
But first we need to hear, pay attention and act.
