Sunday, October 10: The Parables

Isaiah 28:23–29

Parables are sneaky stories that get us someplace we might not otherwise go on our own. They take something that we’re familiar with, say a father and a son, and use that familiarity to enhance our understanding of much deeper truths.

This week we’re going to stretch a little bit with a parable out of Isaiah. It’s probably not a flannel board type parable, and it’s often called the parable of the plowman and the thresher. It has all the regular aspects of a parable, something familiar (at least to the agriculturally-minded initial audience), and it draws us out into a deeper reality about the character of God. But unlike the parable of the Prodigal Son, where we learn about the unrelenting love of the Father, this passage deals with a more difficult topic, the painful but trustworthy corrections of God.

It can be difficult to talk about aspects of God that don’t emphasize the things we consider pleasant, but a parable might be just the trick to walk us through some tough realities, and reorient us to what God is accomplishing in our lives.

See you Sunday!

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