Parables of the Master's Mouth part five

 

Jesus told them another parable. "The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and hid in three measures of flour until it was all leavened." Mathew 13:3

In the parable of the leaven (yeast), Jesus had several things he wanted his disciples (as all Christians going forward) to know and understand about his Kingdom.

We know that a small amount of leaven added to the dough will spread until it becomes large enough to bake a loaf of bread.

Likewise, the gospel of Jesus Christ started out with 12 people. His disciples. In Mathew 28:16-20 he commissioned them ( later becoming known as the Great Commission) to go out in to 'all the world',baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit and teaching them to obey all that he commanded and that he would be with them until the end of the age.

But as leaven starts out small, the disciples took the gospel out and it spread through all Jerusalem and ultimately it has worked its way through all the world.

And just as the leaven in dough works in secret to expand the dough, God's kingdom works in the hearts of those that believe. It is not something that can be observed, Jesus told the Pharisees in Luke 17:20-21, because it was in their midst. Likewise, it is not something we can see either because it is in our hearts.

It changes us from the inside out, not the other way around It came that way, through the ministry of our Lord Jesus, his ministry on this earth along with his death and resurrection which was needed for us to not only to spread his message but to reign with him in paradise one day.

Leaven takes something small and makes it into something wonderful to not only eat but to smell as well.

Our lives which have begun small spiritually should do likewise as we grow in the grace of God. Learning his word and spreading it to everyone we know so that his Kingdom will continue to grow until he comes to take his church home to live with him forever. Are we living that way today? If not, it should be first and foremost in the desire of our hearts. He didn't just leave the Great Commission up to those disciples. He gave it to all of us. And we need to embrace it. Do you?

February 7, 2019 Promise: Let us not grow weary for doing good. For in due season we will reap if we do not give up. Galatians 6:9

Thanks for your visit again today Friends. I pray that you will come back tomorrow for the parable of the Hidden Treasure. Now, what could the hidden treasure be? Do you know? Maybe it is diamonds, rubies, gold? Come back tomorrow for the answer. Til then, be blessed of our Lord!