Whenever Jesus told parables, He was teaching about something important. He wants you to learn from this story today too. The religious leaders did not like hearing what Jesus said. They realized He was talking about them. They began to look for ways to arrest Him, but they were afraid of all the other people there, so they left and went away. How will you hear and receive what God is trying to teach you today? Will you hear from God and listen to him, or will you run away from Him like those leaders did? They knew the truth but they didn’t want to believe it. You know who didn’t run away when He knew God’s plan? Jesus! He didn’t run away from what God was telling him to do. He understood what He needed to do and even though He knew he would face death, He shared about God with them. We see how faithful Jesus was to do things the way God wanted Him to.