This morning, we’re continuing where we left off last week.  Jesus shared in Matthew 13 that He spoke to people in parables to essentially hide the secrets about the Kingdom of Heaven in plain sight.  Those who were seeking the kingdom found it through His parables.  Those who weren’t really seeking, or even seeking to oppose Jesus, wouldn’t understand them at all.

Jesus also shared in Matthew 13 the reality that the Kingdom of Heaven is like a house containing storerooms of hidden treasures for us.  It is God’s great joy to reveal these hidden things to us as we eagerly seek after them.  When we receive that revelation, He’ll give us even more in an even greater measure!  We learned about Daniel who received such lofty revelation that it caused him to pass out and be ill for days.

God is always working, but do we see it or perceive what He is up to?

God is always speaking, but are we hearing Him and understanding what He is saying?

If we’re to be honest this morning, we all speak plenty of idle words every day.  Some are meaningless chit-chat.  Some are encouraging and serve to build up.  Some are hurtful and tear down and injure.  There is tremendous power in speaking just the right word at just the right time.  It can transform lives and release Kingdom treasures so that it is here on earth even as it is in Heaven.

We’re currently training up our second teen driver and we’ve seen first-hand times that our lives, and the lives of others, have been saved by a simple word spoken at just the right time.  Words like, “Stop!” or “Car!”  or “Person!” or “Red!” at a stoplight.

These are what we refer to in Kingdom culture as “now” words.  They are intended for right here and right now.  They are for what is called in the Greek language kairos times.  They are specific moments in time that will never happen again.  There is only one defining moment in time and only one chance to get it right.

If that word is spoken too early, it will make no sense.  If that word is shared too late, well, it will be too late.  However, when spoken at just the right time, it is powerful and effective!  God is aware of divine moments and appointments in our lives and we don’t want to miss them!  Remaining sensitive to the lead of the Holy Spirit can help ensure that we don’t miss them.

Jesus mentioned in Matthew 13 that we can also bring out of the storerooms old treasures.  There can be a tremendous amount of wisdom gained from words of the past.  They can serve as a guide to our futures or even become kairos words when brought out at just the right time.  This is why it is important for us to know, study, and memorize God’s word.  It’s a rich treasure that is powerful when hidden in our hearts.

There are also other words that we refer to in the Kingdom culture as “prophetic” words.  They are intended for a future time that has yet to come.  They can be specific insight into God’s plans and purposes for our lives or even warnings about future events and wisdom for how to navigate through them.

The Apostle Paul encouraged us in 1 Corinthians 14 to eagerly desire the gifts of the Spirit and especially the gift of prophecy.  Although we can all move in the prophetic, God has also given us individuals who fill the role or office of prophet according to Ephesians 4 to build us all up in Christ.

Some prophetic words can seem a bit confusing or even like nonsense at the time.  However, it’s wise to record them and refer back to them because at the right time, they become now words where we then understand what God was speaking about at the time.

Much of God’s word is prophetic in nature.  As we learned last week, it’s alive and active; unlike any other book that we could read.  Even historical accounts found in God’s word can read prophetically to us here and now as we see aspects of history repeating itself and can clearly see what God was up to before through them.

Jesus often quoted Old Testament scriptures that pert