“The RoseBouquet”

Jesus told another two parables, one after another, the point of both being that spiritual matters, or the kingdom of Heaven, start like tiny seeds or yeast, and they grow and grow.

Let’s find out if we can “see” this principle at work.

Jesus’ first parable in this pair was about the small round mustard seed. When the farmer planted it in his garden, it grew until eventually the birds could perch in it’s branches.

Our whole backyard is a garden, and we have some plants that thrive. The painted yellow daisies by the back fence grow taller than the fence. They are up to my eye-level now. But I’ve yet to see a bird perched on one of those plants.

Same with my gone-wild radishes. Their seeds are even smaller than a mustard seed, and they grow up to my shoulders and bear the daintiest of white flowers, and seed pods, but the stems and leaves are too light for a bird.

I’ve never seen a mustard plant, but I can surmise it has to be bigger and stronger than most of our garden plants. Maybe as strong as the raspberry canes, or the small apple tree?

In the other parable Jesus compares the kingdom of Heaven to the yeast that a woman kneeds throughout her bread dough. This too, causes the dough to expand and grow much larger than it started out.

Jesus wanted to teach us about the growth aspect of the spiritual realm. Something might start as a small bit of faith, or a commitment to obey God in a matter, and gradually it grows and expands to become a great act of faith and confidence in God.

PRAYER: Oh Lord, it appears that I don’t have to be whole and advanced in faith and knowledge of Your Will to start doing what You desire. I can start tiny, and You will cause my faith to grow and be able to do great and mighty deeds to Your glory.

+++++Jesus is my King+++++Jesus is my King+++++

Blessings on you Today!
Ruth Marlene Friesen

P.S. So much fiction nowadays focuses on ‘reality’ - the ugliness of life, the raw pain. Ruthe’s Secret Roses is different in that it focuses on what life should be and can be like if someone has a lively relationship with God. True, there is a lot of suffering in this world, and the book doesn’t hide from that reality, but shows how one young woman deals with it in victory. Wouldn’t you like to see how she does it? Read about the book here