Reading: Genesis 41, Acts 19, and Matthew 13
Scripture: Matthew 13:52, And he said to them, “Therefore every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house, who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old.”
Thoughts: I thought this was interesting, just after Jesus had told a bunch of parables and then explained them to the Disciples he drops this nugget. Back then most of the reading and writing was done by trained professional writers or by people who were educated. So this little mini parable about the writers trained for the kingdom who are to bring out both old and new. This leads me to thinking about how we are in a unique time and place where the literacy rate is so much than in the past. We have the ability to put our words out for hundreds and thousands of eyes to see. With this power are we working as trained kingdom scribes and bringing the old and new together to help people to see the truth of God’s love and gift of forgiveness.
Prayer: Father God we thank you for all you are doing in our lives, the leading, the molding and the refining. I ask that you help us to be the scribes you call us to be.
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