It grows like crazy!!!!

So the parable is simple. St Luke 13: 18-19.

¹⁸Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I resemble it?
   ¹⁹It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden; and it grew, and waxed a great tree; and the fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it.

To truly understand this, you have to understand what's going on at this point in the world. Rome. Rome is what's going on. The kingdom that spans the world. How did they execute this world dominance you might ask? The roman army would come into a city and erect a statue of Caesar. They would then ask you to bow down and worship the statue. If you refused, you were massacred. Men, women, and even children were massacred for refusing to acknowledge Caesar as God.

The Roman Army would also strike fear in the hearts of people by impaling those who refused to bow on poles within the city. And as if that were not enough, they taxed the people astronomical prices to maintain the strength of the army. History records the the average family was taxed 90% of their income!

 This was the kingdom that oppressed the Jewish people at this time. They were angry, scared, and READY for change. Jesus knowing this, comes on the scene and says "repent, for the KINGDOM of God is at hand". He knew the Roman kingdom was ruling with an iron fist, but He also knew what the mentioning of another kingdom would do for the people. He was starting a revolution!

So he's got the people in an uproar! They want to know what the next move is and when is this kingdom coming to rid us of  roman supremacy. Christ goes a step farther! He says, not only is the kingdom near, I'm going to tell you what the kingdom looks like!!!!

Oh snap! Now the people are jacked! Spit it out Jesus! What's this thing gonna look like!!!

Jesus, (who always had a flare for the dramatic) tells them the kingdom of God, is like--- (wait for it)

A grain of a mustard seed!!!!!!

?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

I bet the the people were utterly confused, upset and let down... Wait a minute Jesus... Really?

You've got us ready to fight... We're ready to go to war for this new kingdom that will rid us of the Roman empire and the thing you compare this great revolution to is a grain of a mustard seed being planted in a garden????

Try again Jesus.....

Right?????

Wrong!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What makes this parable so amazing is that at that time, under the law it was ILLEGAL to grow mustard's. Yeah... That's right... Against the LAW! Would you like to know why????

Because when a mustard seed is planted, it begins to grow, but it turns into a vine-like weed that grows uncontrollably! If there are flowers in the garden, the mustard vine will overtake the flower. If there are tomatoes in the garden, they won't survive. The mustard weed over takes it. The mustard was outlawed because it could not be regulated!!!!

I bet the people wondered... Why would this man tell us the kingdom of God is like a forbidden seed, and illegal seed!!! Because the Kingdom, like the mustard seed starts small. But if you plant it... It grows like CRAZY!!!!

The mustard seed of its self is small, and forgettable.. But when you plant it......  It grows to overtake anything that gets in it's way. Jesus says the Kingdom of God is just like that....

I wonder... Have you planted the seed yet in your "garden"? I.E. your neighborhood, job, and family? Here is what we know... The bible can't lie. We know that. If we plant it, it will grow. For some reason, I think people think the revolution no longer exists... Why? Because Christ is no longer here physically?

His death and resurrection only strengthens our cause! What other God can claim to have lived, died, and come back! The revolution lives on. It's ours to carry on. If we are ambassadors of Christ, we carry what He left behind. He left behind a revolution.

Have you heard about it? Apparently it's like a grain of a mustard seed that gets planted in a garden....

But once it's planted.... It grows... LIKE CRAZY!

And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me. St. John 12:32