Matthew 13:9 Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

When we do not understand a teacher, we ask for an explanation. Often when that teacher gives a more detail explanation of the lesson and we understand, we reply “I see.” While the expression is not literal in the sense of vision it does communicate our understanding.

Today’s opening verse is the ending of the parable of the sower. This parable is so important that Jesus explains the parable so that we might see its meaning. It is that important.

Matthew 13:23a But he that received seed (the gospel) into the good ground (your heart) is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it;

I want you to concentrate upon the understanding here. Receiving the gospel message into your heart with understanding is virtually learning your first Word in the language of faith. It is not received thru the ears and translated by the mind. It is received into your heart and translated by faith.

All learned language begins with one word of utterance. A baby that says “Daddy” or “Momma” is taught to speak what it hears, perhaps even before there is an understanding in context, that this man is daddy or this woman is momma.

Hearing this first word of faith with understanding works in the same way but in the changed heart.

Ezekiel 36:26 A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.

Ever heard the term stone deaf? The stony heart is stone deaf. This new heart hears this faith language. How do we translate this faith language into our native tongue? This is where the Holy Spirit comes into play.

John 14:16-17 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.

Exodus 20:18-19 And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off. And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.

None are so deaf as those who refuse to hear. These people removed themselves far from God.

Do you want to hear God?

If you do want to hear God, what is your purpose?

V20 And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not.

Sin stands in our way. God will prove to us what we are and we will only hear Him if we are willing to forsake sin. God speaks to us to draw us lovingly closer to Him and that can only happen thru obedience of faith.

Romans 16:25-26 Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began, But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith:

Hebrews 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

You cannot please God without faith, you cannot obey God without faith, you cannot hear God without faith.

Romans 10:17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Galatians 3:2 This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?

Can you see thru these passages that faith has all the attributes of a language? Do you want to hear faith? Faith speaks all languages and dialects.