"Jesus said to them, 'Have you understood all these things?' They said, 'Yes, Lord.'" (Matthew 13:51)
The root word for, "understood," here is, "possession." The question really was, "Have you possessed all these things?" Possession means ownership. Do we own "all these things," or are we just "window shopping," or just mouthing what others are saying? Observing and agreeing are not synonymous with possessing. In my reading yesterday, I took special note of the disciples' response to Jesus' question. Further reading of the Gospels reveals just how presumptuous was there response, how little they "possessed" the Words of Jesus. A man may say, "Yes, yes," to a prayer, or constantly nod his heading and say amen to a teaching, sermon, or prophesy. None of this means ownership, possession, understanding.
Here's a good New Year's resolution for us all. Develop a greater, "I-don't-understand-all-these-things" attitude, along with a, "But-I-press-on" attitude. Keep seeking, keep knocking, keep asking, keep listening, keep observing, keep learning, keep obeying for the rest of our lives. This is the pathway to "possession."
Father, in Jesus' Name, I "have [not] understood (or possessed) all these things." But I press on in You. Amen.
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