Parable of the Leaven (Kingdom of God parable)
Luke 13:20-21 says; And again he said, “To what shall I compare the kingdom of God? It is like leaven that a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, until it was all leavened.”
Again the Lord Jesus gives an explanation about the Kingdom of God. Here the emphasis is on its overcoming nature. Even though the leaven was hid in three measures of flour it ended up leavening the entire flour. Thought the flour was more in quantity it couldn’t stop the leaven from doing it’s work. Leaven doesn’t work in an instant but it does work eventually. We are called to be patient therefore.
So we can realize, that the Kingdom of God influences everything eventually. It will end up shaking the established order of chaos and confusion that the world is in.
But the one who endures to the end will be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come. (Matthew 24:13-14)
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Posted on October 7, 2014, in Discernment, Reflections and tagged Gospel of Luke, Gospel of Matthew, Kingdom of God parable, Kingship and kingdom of God, Leavening agent, overcoming nature, Parable of the Leaven, patience. Bookmark the permalink. Leave a comment.
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