Small Things

Matthew 13:31-34

It's just a small thing, the little mustard seed, but Jesus said, "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds come and perch in its branches” (Matthew 13:31,32).

Then there's yeast: a tablespoon or two will do for a batch of bread. Jesus said,"The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into about sixty pounds[b] of flour until it worked all through the dough” (Matthew 13:33).

This is the way God works: the small things become large things and what seems insignificant is potent. The mustard seed becomes a place of rest; the yeast changes the whole dough.