The Seed Sprouts and Grows
Posted by Pastor Pat on May 18, 2009
Read Mark 4:26-29
. . . 27 and he goes to bed at night and gets up by day, and the seed sprouts and grows-
how, he himself does not know. 28 “The soil produces crops by itself; first the blade,
then the head, then the mature grain in the head.
29 “But when the crop permits, he immediately puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.”
As is true of all parables there is a large, singular idea that needs to caught by the listener. The intent of the parables as found in Mark 4 is to encourage His disciples as to the certainty of the work in which they are engaged and to instruct them as to the character of this kingdom. There are three aspects to this kingdom as it is described in the parable. First, the growth of the Kingdom is always constant. Second, the growth of the Kingdom is unavoidable. And finally, the growth of the Kingdom is complete.
