Jesus said to the crowds:
“This is how it is with the Kingdom of God;
it is as if a man were to scatter seed on the land
and would sleep and rise night and day and the seed would sprout and grow, he knows not how. Of its own accord the land yields fruit, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.And when the grain is ripe, he wields the sickle at once,for the harvest has come.” He said, “To what shall we compare the Kingdom of God,
or what parable can we use for it?
It is like a mustard seed that, when it is sown in the ground,
is the smallest of all the seeds on the earth.
But once it is sown, it springs up and becomes the largest of plants
and puts forth large branches, so that the birds of the sky can dwell in its shade.” With many such parables he spoke the word to them as they were able to understand it. Without parables he did not speak to them, but to his own disciples he explained everything in private.
Ang Talinghaga ng Binhing Tumutubo at ng Butil ng Mustasa.
Marcos 4:26-34
26Sinabi ni Jesus: Ang paghahari ng Diyos ay katulad sa isang tao na nagtanim ng binhi sa lupa. 27Siya ay natutulog at bumabangon araw at gabi. Ang binhi ay sumisibol at lumalaki na hindi niya nalalaman kung papaano. 28Ito ay sapagkat ang lupa mismo ang nagpapabunga sa mga binhi, una muna ang usbong, saka uhay, pagkatapos ay mga hitik na butil sa uhay. 29Kapag hinog na ang bunga, kaagad na ipinagagapas niya ito sapagkat dumating na ang anihan.
30Gayundin, sinabi ni Jesus: Sa ano natin itutulad ang paghahari ng Diyos o sa anong talinghaga natin ihahambing ito? 31Katulad ito ng binhi ng mustasa na itinatanim sa lupa. Ito ang pinakamaliit sa lahat ng mga binhi na itinatanim sa lupa. 32Kapag naitanim at lumago, ito ay nagiging pinakamalaki sa mga gulay. Lumalago ang mga sanga nito na anupa't ang mga ibon sa himpapawid ay makakapamugad sa lilim nito.
33Nangaral sa kanila si Jesus ng salita sa pamamagitan ng maraming talinghagang tulad nito, ayon sa kakayahan nilang makinig. 34Hindi siya nagsalita sa kanila maliban sa pamamagitan ng talinghaga. Ngunit ipinapaliwanag niya nang bukod sa kaniyang mga alagad ang lahat ng mga bagay.
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Mustards are several plant species in the genera Brassica and Sinapis whose small mustard seeds are used as a spice and, by grinding and mixing them with water, vinegar or other liquids, are turned into the condiment known as mustard. The seeds are also pressed to make mustard oil, and the edible leaves can be eaten as mustard greens.
Maybe were asking why did Jesus compared the Kingdom of God to a tiny Mustard seed.
I believe the Kingdom of God dwells in each one of us and it starts with a tiny seed of "Faith" planted into our hearts. The seed soon turns to a plant and the plant becomes a big bush. In other words there's a process and like any other plant subjected to all types of temperature extremes (i.e.,problems in life,trials and persecutions), it needs to be taken cared of, strengthened and revitalized to have strong branches where birds can dwell(to spiritually enable us to help others to know Christ).
Another way to look at it is to think of the Kingdom of God as very small when it started. Remember the Twelve Apostles and later on the 72 disciples whom Jesus himself commissioned to spread the Kingdom of God? They started small but now there are more than 2.2 Billion Christians in the whole world and growing.(Source:Wikipedia 2010)
And like the yeast, the Kingdom of God expands and multiply its reach and continue to influence billions of people around the world. It's founder? None other than our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Let's ask ourselves. Do we want to be a part of Jesus crusade? If you say yes, then help spread the "Word of God", in any way you can. Read the Bible, share what you have learned, attend Bible study or Bible sharing group in your community, if you don't have the time to do that, then log on to the Bible sharing online and post your reflection. Regardless of how you do it, the important thing to do is to do it.
Dear Lord, use me as your servant for your mission.
God bless us all more than we can ever imagine.
Len Lucena said...
Ang Butil ng Mustasa ay naging Puno.
Ang halaga at ganda ng isang bagay ay di nakasalalay sa laki o liit ng sukat.
Ang Kaharian ng Langit ay iyong matatamo kahit kasing liit lamang ng Butil ng Mustasa ang iyong Pananampalataya.
Sabi nga sa Mateo 17:20, "Kung meron lamang tayong pananampalatayang tulad ng butil ng Mustasa ay maipapalipat natin sa kanilang kinalalagyan ang mga Bundok."
Ipinangako ng Panginoon, dahil sa laki ng ating Pananampalataya ay ipaghahanda niya tayo ng Tahanan sa Langit at doon ay makakamit natin ang walang katapusang biyaya at kaligayahang walang hanggan.
Pagpalain nawa tayong lahat ng Mahal na Panginoon.
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