The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed...
when it is grown it...becomes a tree.
Matthew 13; 31-32
It wasn't a mustard seed, but it grew to a treelike height! i was hesitant, at
first, to plant sunflower seeds. I wasn't sure that their eventual size and
shape would complement my "perfect" flower garden. But my little girls
were so excited, I finally agreed.
The seeds lived up to their name: Happy Giant. Overnight, or so it
seemed, the seeds sprouted and began their ascent heavenward. The girls
watered, and weeded, and watched. We all watched, and we could hardly
believe our eyes. Our Happy Giant sunflowers seemed to grow inches in minutes, feet in days. by summer's end, the plants towered over our
neighbor's privacy fence.
and that's when our sunflowers first began to resemble the mustard plant
in today's Scripture reading. (You might want to read the entire parable
from Matthew 13: 31-32.) our neighbors noticed the sunflowers, of course,
How could they not notice? Our sunflowers became the initial topic of
converstaion between neighbors who would eventually become friends.
More than friends, actually. We became faith friends.
The little sunflower seeds- just like the mustard seed in Jesus' parable-
proved to be a picture of the kingdom of heaven. Planted in love, the seeds
grew to become a blessing to our family and our neighbors as we shared our
faith, encouraged one another to grow in Jesus' love, and supported and
comforted one another through life's challenges.
God's design for my flower garden was so much better than my own. He
knew that seeds planted in love would produce blessings upon blessings.
Prayer suggestion. Is Christ leading you to do some planting today?
Pray that your seeds of faith, planted in love, grow into towering
trees in God's kingdom. </144719> </TruthinThinking>
when it is grown it...becomes a tree.
Matthew 13; 31-32
It wasn't a mustard seed, but it grew to a treelike height! i was hesitant, at
first, to plant sunflower seeds. I wasn't sure that their eventual size and
shape would complement my "perfect" flower garden. But my little girls
were so excited, I finally agreed.
The seeds lived up to their name: Happy Giant. Overnight, or so it
seemed, the seeds sprouted and began their ascent heavenward. The girls
watered, and weeded, and watched. We all watched, and we could hardly
believe our eyes. Our Happy Giant sunflowers seemed to grow inches in minutes, feet in days. by summer's end, the plants towered over our
neighbor's privacy fence.
and that's when our sunflowers first began to resemble the mustard plant
in today's Scripture reading. (You might want to read the entire parable
from Matthew 13: 31-32.) our neighbors noticed the sunflowers, of course,
How could they not notice? Our sunflowers became the initial topic of
converstaion between neighbors who would eventually become friends.
More than friends, actually. We became faith friends.
The little sunflower seeds- just like the mustard seed in Jesus' parable-
proved to be a picture of the kingdom of heaven. Planted in love, the seeds
grew to become a blessing to our family and our neighbors as we shared our
faith, encouraged one another to grow in Jesus' love, and supported and
comforted one another through life's challenges.
God's design for my flower garden was so much better than my own. He
knew that seeds planted in love would produce blessings upon blessings.
Prayer suggestion. Is Christ leading you to do some planting today?
Pray that your seeds of faith, planted in love, grow into towering
trees in God's kingdom. </144719> </TruthinThinking>
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