Matthew
13:31-35
Another
story by way of comparison Jesus set forth before them, saying, The kingdom of
heaven is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his
field. 32 Of all the seeds it is the smallest, but when it has grown it is the
largest of the garden herbs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air
come and find shelter in its branches. 33 He told them another parable: The
kingdom of heaven is like leaven ( sour dough) which a woman took and covered
over in three measures of meal or flour till all of it was leavened. 34 These
things all taken together Jesus said to the crowds in parables; indeed, without
a parable He said nothing to them. 35 This was in fulfillment of what was
spoken by the prophet: I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things
that have been hidden since the foundation of the world.
Food
for thought!
These
parables tell us that, like the Kingdom of Heaven, the greatest things of life
must always begin with the smallest beginnings. In these parables Jesus is
reminding us that ALL GREAT THINGS BEGIN small.
These
parables came from real life of Jesus. Sometimes his disciples must have
despaired. Their little band was so small and the world was so wide. How could
they ever win and change the whole world, being so few? Yet with Jesus and from
Jesus, an invincible force entered the world. In these parables Jesus is saying
to his disciples, and to his followers today, that there must be no
discouragement, that they must serve and witness each in his place, that each
one of us can and must be the small beginning from which goodness and greatness
and justice and love grows. Yes, any of us can and must be the little beginning
of goodness, in our work place, our home, our neighbourhood.
The
little beginning can be an idea. As you know, nothing comes into existence
except as an idea. Behind all things, there is an idea. Every business, every
success story has behind it an idea. What is the idea behind you and your life
and your business? What idea carries you?
It
is extremely important to know the idea that is behind you and your life
because if you continue to operate under the same idea, you will continue to
have the same results in your life; you will continue to fail or succeed as you
have always done. If behind you there is a good idea, you will continue to
succeed. If behind you there is a bad idea you will continue to fail in life.
World conflicts and all kind of terrorism are manifestations of bad ideas. Bad
ideas are too dangerous. We can be the little beginning of good ideas.
"Summing
it all up, friends, I’d say you’ll do best by filling your minds and meditating
on things true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, gracious—the best, not
the worst; the beautiful, not the ugly; things to praise, not things to
curse." (Phillipians,
4:8)
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