"Then every scribe who has been instructed in the kingdom of heaven is like the head of a household who brings from his storeroom both the new and the old." Two weeks ago, we began our study of a series of parables Jesus offers. Today we hear the last in this series from the 13th Chapter of Matthew’s Gospel account. Parables are an illustrative way Jesus uses to describe God’s Kingdom and how we are to attain to the Kingdom through our actively lived faith. The passage taken from the conclusion of Chapter 13 speaks of a trained scribe. The scribe has a storeroom of knowledge and wisdom.
"Then every scribe who has been instructed in the kingdom of heaven is like the head of a household who brings from his storeroom both the new and the old."
Two weeks ago, we began our study of a series of parables Jesus offers. Today we hear the last in this series from the 13th Chapter of Matthew’s Gospel account.
Parables are an illustrative way Jesus uses to describe God’s Kingdom and how we are to attain to the Kingdom through our actively lived faith.
The passage taken from the conclusion of Chapter 13 speaks of a trained scribe. The scribe has a storeroom of knowledge and wisdom.
Part of our active faith life is to gather all needed for that storehouse. Jesus speaks of the sacrifices the pearl merchant and the land buyer make to acquire what is important and most particularly valuable.
The Kingdom is filled with things of great value, its way of life, its teaching, its knowledge of God. Gathering all that is needed means we take the time and effort to do so. That is the exchange, the giving up of all we have for what is far more valuable.
If we do that, the great net of the Kingdom will gather us in as the good fish.
Like Solomon seek what is most important. Our focus is important just as Solomin’s was. Because he sacrificed asking for all those other things (long life, riches, victory over enemies) God granted him those in addition to the wisdom he sought. St. Paul echoes that in telling us that all things work for good for those who love God.
Our efforts to be well trained scribes with a storehouse of the timeless and ancient wisdom of God will give us the ability to apply that wisdom to modern-day challenges and struggles.
Allow the Holy Spirit to impel us toward growth in the knowledge of God, not for the sake of knowledge but so that we might know Him better and knowing Him model our lives on His as shown us by Jesus.
Let us activate our faith life by doing that scripture reading and study, engaging in weekly worship, setting aside the worthless, and filling our storehouses for God’s work.
