12For whoever has, to him more will be given, and he will have abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
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For whoever has, to him more will be given, and he will have abundance;
It may appear arbitrary that Jesus withheld revelation from some, but He had a reason for it. Jesus gave those with faith more revelation. Light breeds light.
but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
Israel rejected Jesus’ claim to Messiahship; He therefore would offer them no further evidence. Darkness breeds darkness.
PRINCIPLE:
What we abuse, we lose.
APPLICATION:
What we do not use, we lose. Those who respond with positive volition to God’s Word and apply truth to experience will receive more truth for more growth. God is in the business of opening truth to those who desire it. Negative volition produces spiritual dwarfs with little capacity for spiritual growth.
