
Parables of the Bible – What and Why?
Lord Jesus used parables & other means to reveal God to lead us into His presence and transform us into His image and likeness through adaptation of His teachings into daily living.
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!
2 Corinthians 5:17
We receive blessings by aligning our lifestyle with the will and Word of God and these could be spiritual, physical or material.
Three essential steps are necessary before God can pour out His blessings on us. First, bring order in our lives by self-evaluation to identify our preparedness for the blessings. Second, build capacity to receive the blessing. Third, build up character to use the increase.
God desires His people to worship Him with gladness for He has no needs and rather, He meets all our needs.

Lord Jesus used parables & other means to reveal God to lead us into His presence and transform us into His image and likeness through adaptation of His teachings into daily living.

Jabez entered the history of Israel despite his difficult beginning by following God’s commands and yearning to be useful to Him by receiving endless blessings.

The All-Knowing God created mankind despite being aware of their sinfulness and imbued them with an eternal quest to know Him to understand themselves for being in His image.

Man’s sinfulness causes great fear restricting our being in the presence of God in prayer and this fear turns to reverence and love for God after we learn about Him through His Son.

Lord Jesus used parables & other means to reveal God to lead us into His presence and transform us into His image and likeness through adaptation of His teachings into daily living.

‘After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven.’— Matthew 6:9 Every teacher knows the power of example. He not only tells the child what to

‘But when you pray, go into your inner chamber, and having shut your door, pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees in secret shall reward you.’ – Matthew 6:6