{"id":780,"date":"2021-08-27T03:56:16","date_gmt":"2021-08-27T08:56:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/reconciledworld.org\/flourish\/?p=780"},"modified":"2022-12-19T13:25:32","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T19:25:32","slug":"be-a-mustard-seed-planter-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reconciledworld.org\/flourish\/be-a-mustard-seed-planter-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Be A Mustard Seed Planter Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jesus used the mustard seed as a symbol of something tiny. Did you know that the mustard seed is so small that it takes around 500 of them to make a single gram?! (In western terms, 18,000 in an ounce.) It\u2019s a very small seed! <\/span><sup><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[1] <\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But Jesus goes on to say in His parable in Mark 4 that the mustard seed is \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the smallest of all seeds, but it becomes the largest of all garden plants\u2026<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As I reflected on this parable recently, I came away with this image: Jesus wants us to realize that through Him something very small can become large, that something seemingly insignificant can become of great significance.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I think we see this kingdom truth displayed uniquely in the life of David. David was like a mustard seed. He was the youngest son in a family of eight boys. He was ignored and given the job no one else in the family wanted\u2014taking care of the sheep. God took the mustard seed and made a giant-killing king out of him.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are probably many days that you feel small, insignificant, unimportant\u2026 and to some degree it\u2019s true. In the grand scheme of things, you are a mustard seed. You are small. You are tiny. Most of the people on this planet may never know your name. But my encouragement to you is this: God decided to save you, fill you, give you a new heart, new mind, new purpose, and new direction. You can be used to bless many people for God\u2019s glory. You can be an incredible witness and encouragement today! Don\u2019t focus on the size of you, focus on the size of the God who can use you.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Mustard seed moments<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How does God want to take the small insignificant moments in your daily routine and make them into significant blessings for others? What mustard seed moments do you have?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That passing conversation you have where you encourage someone struggling with difficulty. That may be the turning point they need.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That short prayer you pray with your friend may be the key to mountains being moved in their life.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That small act of generosity you make could be just the thing a colleague needs to get through a challenging crisis.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An act of kindness that is prompted by your faith may be the inspiration a church you work with needs to move forward.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Small things can become big things through Christ. My friends, be encouraged by your faithful witness. As you labor in zoom calls, online training, in person conversations and leadership in your church and community keep planting mustard seeds. Take advantage of the moments to love and encourage others. Be alert, faithful, and obedient to the opportunities that you are given. God may want to take what seems insignificant to you and turn it into a blessing that reaches many.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-reading-box-container reading-box-container-1\" style=\"--awb-title-color:#333333;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:45px;\"><div class=\"reading-box reading-box-center\" style=\"background-color:#f6f6f6;border-width:1px;border-color:#f6f6f6;border-top-width:3px;border-top-color:var(--primary_color);border-style:solid;\"><div class=\"reading-box-additional\">\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Growth Point<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">God can use the insignificant moments in our lives to bring great blessings to others.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scripture Point<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read Mark 4:26-34.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Action Point:<\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have small moments of faithfulness or random acts of kindness ever made a significant impact on you? What has God taught you from those moments? What does obedience to the mustard seed moments in your life mean to you?<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><h6><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[1] <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/greenharvest.com.au\/SeedOrganic\/SeedsPerGram.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/greenharvest.com.au\/SeedOrganic\/SeedsPerGram.html<\/span><\/a><\/h6>\n<h6><a href=\"https:\/\/truthappliedjs.com\/mark-430-34-parable-of-the-mustard-seed\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/truthappliedjs.com\/mark-430-34-parable-of-the-mustard-seed\/<\/span><\/a><\/h6>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":782,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-780","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-spiritual-growth","category-eng"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/reconciledworld.org\/flourish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/780","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/reconciledworld.org\/flourish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/reconciledworld.org\/flourish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reconciledworld.org\/flourish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reconciledworld.org\/flourish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=780"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/reconciledworld.org\/flourish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/780\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":784,"href":"https:\/\/reconciledworld.org\/flourish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/780\/revisions\/784"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reconciledworld.org\/flourish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/reconciledworld.org\/flourish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=780"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reconciledworld.org\/flourish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=780"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reconciledworld.org\/flourish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}