"And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given. For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he hath. And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground; And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how. For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear. But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come. And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it? It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that be in the earth: But when it is sown, it groweth up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and shooteth out great branches; so that the fowls of the air may lodge under the shadow of it."
In this lesson Jesus explains how His Church would develop and continue to grow throughout the ages. He used the comparison to the growth of a tiny mustard seed as it develops into a huge plant, likewise, His Church would grow to encompass the whole world.
Jesus didn't give much credit to those who would be tending the growth of His Church, He made it pretty clear that like seed that had merely been thrown on the ground, many would grow without the sower having tended them at all. He said that the fruit of those seed would also be gathered in that great harvest of souls when He returned to collect His own.
Those of us who are representative His Church today are the fruit of the seeds that were sown by those very disciples that Jesus spoke to in today's quote. Those who will become followers of Christ from this day forward will be the fruit of the seed we sow today.
It would serve us well to remember what Jesus said that day, "And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given. For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he hath. And he said, So is the kingdom of God,"
Therefore, it behooves us all to do everything we can to promote the growth of the Church by teaching the gospel of Jesus Christ to all who will listen.~
Those of us who are representative His Church today are the fruit of the seeds that were sown by those very disciples that Jesus spoke to in today's quote. Those who will become followers of Christ from this day forward will be the fruit of the seed we sow today.
It would serve us well to remember what Jesus said that day, "And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given. For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he hath. And he said, So is the kingdom of God,"
Therefore, it behooves us all to do everything we can to promote the growth of the Church by teaching the gospel of Jesus Christ to all who will listen.~
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