The first of the stories Jesus tells in the seven parables of Matthew 13 is about the sower who went out to sow his seed. After He told the story, the disciples came to Him confused as to why He was speaking in parables (v. 10). They did not understand why Jesus had adopted this method of communicating truth. Jesus essentially replied to them, “I am going to tell you a story, and behind the story is a truth that you need to hear.” Someone has defined a parable as an earthly story with a heavenly