He also said, ‘The kingdom of God is as if someone would scatter seed on the ground, and would sleep and rise night and day, and the seed would sprout and grow, he does not know how.’” vss. 26-27
Mark 4:26-29
Jesus frequently talked about the kingdom of God in his teaching. He understood it as a present reality in our world and used parables to describe what it was like. Those parables frequently used metaphors about ordinary things that the people in the crowds could relate to. In this instance he talks about the basic mystery involved in sowing grain. The seed is scattered on the ground, and with no further effort from the sower, begins to sprout and grow. So it is with the kingdom of God Jesus says, and with that simple comparison he opens the way for us to understand how God works in our world. When we think nothing is happening in people’s lives, the Spirit is at work, and the seeds of love and mercy begin to sprout and grow, and to even bear fruit. It’s again a reminder that not everything is up to us, especially those things that have to do with spiritual growth and maturation. And it isn’t accidental–stuff doesn’t just happen! Always there is that indwelling nurturing presence of the Divine working night and day, and ultimately that’s how the kingdom comes, and lives are changed!
Thought for the Day: Why do we pray “Thy kingdom come?”
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