// Read: Matthew 13:33; Acts 8:5-14 //
Matthew 13:33
33 He told them still another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into about sixty pounds[a] of flour until it worked all through the dough.”
Acts 8:5-14
5 Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Messiah there. 6 When the crowds heard Philip and saw the signs he performed, they all paid close attention to what he said. 7 For with shrieks, impure spirits came out of many, and many who were paralyzed or lame were healed. 8 So there was great joy in that city. 9 Now for some time a man named Simon had practiced sorcery in the city and amazed all the people of Samaria. He boasted that he was someone great, 10 and all the people, both high and low, gave him their attention and exclaimed, “This man is rightly called the Great Power of God.” 11 They followed him because he had amazed them for a long time with his sorcery. 12 But when they believed Philip as he proclaimed the good news of the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women. 13 Simon himself believed and was baptized. And he followed Philip everywhere, astonished by the great signs and miracles he saw.
14 When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to Samaria.
MEDITATION:
Increase in the kingdom of God is not limited by place, situation or circumstance. It is like leaven or yeast that spreads and leavens the whole dough; “A little leaven leavens the whole lump”. Plant the Word of God into the heart and it will, with time, grow and control the life and makes it conform to life of God. It will affect every area of one’s life; finance, morals and relationship. This also is a principle of the Kingdom of God. Ezekiel 47:1-6 is this principle explained in another way.
PRAYER: Pray that the Word of God will grow in you until it controls your whole life.