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The kingdom of heaven is compared to the mustard seeds. Mustard seeds are the smallest of all seeds. But when they grow, they become larger than all garden plants and can even grow to become trees. The birds of the air can come and make their nests in their branches.
The kingdom of heaven is also compared to the leaven that a woman mixed into a large amount of flour, and it all becomes leavened. Leaven also starts very small and eventually causes the whole batch of dough to rise.
Jesus compares the mustard seed to the kingdom of heaven. It may start very small in our heart. But it eventually grows and expands. We may not notice the presence of the kingdom of heaven in our hearts at the beginning. But it grows and expands until we are fully changed. The kingdom of heaven will expand into every area of our life.
May 24, 2026
THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN
Passage: Matthew 13:31-35
Key verse: 32
NIV
chapter 13
31. He told them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field.
32. 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."
33. He told them still another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into about sixty pounds of flour until it worked all through the dough."
34. Jesus spoke all these things to the crowd in parables; he did not say anything to them without using a parable.
35. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: "I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter things hidden since the creation of the world."
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Prayer: Thank you, Lord Jesus, for coming into our lives. May your kingdom grow in our heart and in our life. May we be able to live a new life that is ruled by you.
One Word: Lord Jesus, may your kingdom grow and expand in our heart