We shall read from “Christ’s Object Lessons,” paragraph one, page 21:
“Again, Christ had truths to present which the people were unprepared to accept, or even to under-stand. For this reason also He taught them in para-bles. By connecting His teaching with the scenes of life, experience, or nature, He secured their attention and impressed their hearts. Afterward, as they looked upon the objects that illustrated His lessons, they recalled the words of the divine Teacher.
To minds that were open to the Holy Spirit, the significance of the Saviour’s teaching unfolded more and more. Mysteries grew clear, and that which had been hard to grasp became evident. Jesus sought an avenue to every heart. By using a variety of illustrations, He not only presented truth in its different phases, but appealed to the different hearers.… None who listened to the Saviour could feel that they were neglected or forgotten. The humblest, the most sinful, heard in His teaching a voice that spoke to them in sympathy
and tenderness.”
As the people in Jesus’ time were as the people of today, not anxious to learn new Truth, He used Na-ture to arrest their attention. The prophets were led to use the same method. We, therefore, need to pray for a burning desire to know God’s Truth for today. We need to pray that we do not become self-confident, and satisfied with our attainments in the Word of God; that we lay aside all prejudices and be
willing to learn from the “humblest of the humble.”
