24 Then He said to them, “Take heed what you hear. aWith the same measure you use, it will be measured to you; and to you who hear, more will be given.
25aFor whoever has, to him more will be given; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.”
The Parable of the Growing Seed
26 And He said, a“The kingdom of God is as if a man should1scatter seed on the ground,
27and should sleep by night and rise by day, and the seed should sprout and agrow, he himself does not know how.
28For the earth ayields crops by itself: first the blade, then the head, after that the full grain in the head.
29But when the grain ripens, immediately ahe puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.”
The Parable of the Mustard Seed
30 Then He said, a“To what shall we liken the kingdom of God? Or with what parable shall we picture it?
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Mark 4:26-29
In the book of Mark the teaching of that parable is very interesting because it has very much to do with the way God wants you and me to serve. It says you sow a seed and the thing grows. You do not even know why it grows. But it grows until it actually produces fruit and then you reap it.
What does that have to do with service? It is an encouragement to you and me to not be afraid to serve when nobody is looking. He is saying, "Don't worry. It's going to produce the right kind of fruit and in the end, you're going to reap because you sowed the seed." That is a promise from God, if it is done in the right attitude.
Nobody has to know but God. That is why that parable is there. It has to do with service, not with authority. It has to do with service, and it is a promise that growth will occur. It will take place and it will produce the right kind of fruit.
