Greetings, Friends!
Susie Larson here...

And to those visiting, I say welcome!

I post every Wednesday and my sole purpose is to nourish your soul along the way.

Lately I've been studying the different parables in the Gospels. I've so enjoyed taking my time, walking through the history, and understanding the context of Jesus' teaching.

Something struck me the other day and I can't wait to share it with you.

Do you remember the old fable, Jack and the Beanstalk?

Jack and his mother were destitute and yet Jack "irresponsibly" traded their last material possession for the seed that would someday save them.

In one of the parables, Jesus taught how the Kingdom of God is like a mustard seed which a man took and planted in his field. Though it is the smallest of seeds, it grows into the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree so the birds of the air can come and perch in its branches.

In her study, "Secrets Jesus Shared," Jennifer Kennedy Dean wrote this: "The leaves of the mustard shrub were believed to help everything from stomachache to toothache. The mustard plant, once planted, was nearly impossible to eradicate."

To the world, it seems foolish to sell out and base all our hopes on the promises and the love of God. But to the Believer, we believe because we know we are receiving more than we could ever provide for ourselves.

The Kingdom of Heaven comes to us in seed form and we lay hold of it by belief.

When we first come to Jesus, and we receive His seed planted in us, we have no idea what a treasure we've received.