Let God’s Word Do the Work

L’Tarra Moore
Mark 4:21-34 (NIV)
21He said to them, “Do you bring in a lamp to put it under a bowl or a bed? Instead, don’t you put it on its stand? 22For whatever is hidden is meant to be disclosed, and whatever is concealed is meant to be brought out into the open. 23If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”
24″Consider carefully what you hear,” he continued. “With the measure you use, it will be measured to you—and even more. 25Whoever has will be given more; whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.”
26He also said, “This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground. 27Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how. 28All by itself the soil produces grain—first the stalk, then the head, then the full kernel in the head. 29As soon as the grain is ripe, he puts the sickle to it, because the harvest has come.”
30Again he said, “What shall we say the kingdom of God is like, or what parable shall we use to describe it? 31It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest seed you plant in the ground. 32Yet when planted, it grows and becomes the largest of all garden plants, with such big branches that the birds of the air can perch in its shade.”
33With many similar parables Jesus spoke the word to them, as much as they could understand. 34He did not say anything to them without using a parable. But when he was alone with his own disciples, he explained everything.

God will reveal His word for our lives and we are to share with others so that we can help others. Just like artwork, we do not buy it to put under our beds or in our closets. We display the artwork on our walls for all to see. We are to do the same with God’s word. Those things that God has yet to reveal, we are to wait patiently for and believe that it will be more effective at the right time. We are to take heed to what we hear from God. We are to use it to improve our lives. If we do this, God will reveal more to us. If we do not take heed to what God gives us, we will lose it. We have the opportunity to share God’s word (plant seeds) with others. God has caused His Word to be so powerful that all we have to do is share it. The kingdom of God, like the mustard seed, will start small and grow slowly. The more we share God’s word and what He has done for us, the more others will begin to believe and the kingdom of God will take over.

L’Tarra Moore
Atlanta, GA