While the Seed Grows
“He said, “The Kingdom of God is as if a man should cast seed on the earth, and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, he doesn’t know how. For the earth bears fruit: first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear. But when the fruit is ripe, immediately he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.””Mark 4:26–29
We can check a message to see whether someone has replied. We can look at a task and count how much remains. But following Jesus does not always give us such clear signs of progress. We may read Scripture, pray, and try to obey, yet wonder whether anything is changing. Waiting can make us restless, especially when we w...
