The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. (Matthew 13:31).The Parable of the Farmer (vv. 1-18) teaches that farming is hard work and not for those seeking instant gratification. Some seed falls on rocky soil, some is eaten by birds, and some is choked by thorns, but if we are patient, the seed that falls on good soil will produce a crop many times greater than the original seed sown.
The Parable of the Mustard Seed (vv. 31,32) illustrates that even though the mustard seed is the smallest of all seeds, if we are patient, it will grow into one of the biggest of garden plants. The Parable of the Yeast (v. 33) shows that in time even a small amount of yeast can leaven a large amount of flour.
Earlier in Matthew we read: Small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few will find it (7:14). Yet in Revelation we read: I looked and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language (7:9). How did we get from narrow the road and few that find it to a great multitude that no one could count? That's the incremental onslaught of the Kingdom.
Nothing worthwhile springs up overnight. Be faithful, and though it may take time, the harvest will be incredible.
Do you ever get impatient waiting for growth?
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