Read Mark 4:26-34
26 Jesus went on to say, “The
Kingdom of God is like this. A man scatters seed in his field. 27He
sleeps at night, is up and about during the day, and all the while the seeds are
sprouting and growing. Yet he does not know how it happens. 28The
soil itself makes the plants grow and bear fruit; first the tender stalk
appears, then the ear, and finally the ear full of corn. 29When the
corn is ripe, the man starts cutting it with his sickle, because harvest time
has come.
30 “What shall we say the Kingdom of
God is like?” asked Jesus. “What parable shall we use to explain it? 31It
is like this. A man takes a mustard seed, the smallest seed in the world, and
plants it in the ground. 32After a while it grows up and becomes the
biggest of all plants. It puts out such large branches that the birds come and
make their nests in its shade.”
33 Jesus preached his message to the
people, using many other parables like these; he told them as much as they
could understand. 34He would not speak to them without using
parables, but when he was alone with his disciples, he would explain everything
to them.
Think
Jesus parables remind us of the great differences small things make. We
only hear of the great things people do - and don't hear enough of the little
things; small acts of kindness whose sum is greater than the big things people
do.
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