April 8, 2014

Never overlook the potential of the miniscule. If you had but one penny, and doubled it every day, you would have over ten million dollars in thirty-one days (do the math if you don’t believe this is true).

Perhaps Jesus had in mind the miracle of compound interest when He stated:

“How shall we picture the kingdom of God, or by what parable shall we present it? ‘It is like a mustard seed, which, when sown upon the soil, though it is smaller than all the seeds that are upon the soil, yet when it is sown, it grows up and becomes larger than all the garden plants and forms large branches; so that THE BIRDS OF THE AIR can NEST UNDER ITS SHADE.” (Mark 4.30-32)

The key point made is that there will be exponential growth with the hidden kingdom of God before its visible coming at Jesus’ return. Perhaps this means a growing number of disciples; perhaps a growth in knowledge of and obedience to the truth and lifestyle of the kingdom. Perhaps all of these. 

One extraordinary man came to declare and demonstrate the kingdom of God. He chose twelve men (eleven who were faithful) to implement His plan. In the first century, their number grow to several hundred, and then several thousand. It rapidly grew to an incalculable number.

So, what is the potential today of one dedicated disciple of Jesus and the kingdom? What might be accomplished in and through your life, and mine? What if our “kingdom project” was to intensively disciple one other person for a year? If you and that disciples made it your “kingdom project” to do the same thing with two other people the following year, and each disciple was faithful to do the same each year following, in approximately thirty-two years there would be over four billion disciples. And perhaps that is exactly what Jesus envisioned when He commissioned us to “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations” (Matthew 28.19). 

We have the opportunity to participate in Jesus’ parable of the mustard seed. What small “kingdom project” is within your heart and mind? Take action. This small beginning may multiply and serve the purposes of the kingdom in a mightier way than you can imagine.

Steve

©Steve Taylor, 2014
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