Luke 13:18-19 – What is the kingdom of God like? What shall I compare it to?

Praise the Lord Then Jesus asked“What is the kingdom of God like? What shall I compare it to? It is like a mustard seedwhich a man took and planted in his garden. It grew and became a treeand the birds of the air perched in its branches.” We like to see big things happen. We like incredible success stories that give us hope that we too could be successful. But the kingdom of God has small beginnings. The mustard seed is extremely small yet given time will grow into a large tree. For many of us we can face anxiety when we try to compare the small seed that God has sown in us with a mature tree that took decades to form. But we must trust in the power of the seed even when we see no sprout above the ground. As time goes on we will be surprised as what seemed small and insignificant in our life becomes a place of refuge for many.    P Consider the environment. Please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to.