MUSTARD SEED HAS NO LIMITS. C.

While the mustard seed is the smallest of all seeds, yet the mustard tree grows to one and a quarter metres at maturity.

As the mustard seed germinates rapidly, Jesus likened it to the growth of His kingdom, which includes all christians. From the small beginnings of ones and twos who trusted in Jesus, His kingdom grew to millions of believers.

Our Lord also talked to His followers to encourage them to grow in faith, by reading the good seed of God’s Word, then trusting God’s Spirit, the Helper to enable you to understand Jesus’ stories of His love.

In Colombia, Grandmother Dona Lola was a widow, and her faith grew like a mustard seed. A gift copy of Stanley Tam’s book, ‘God owns my business’ set her wondering how she could use a book written in English, which she could not read.

Unafraid, Dona Lola took the book to her doctor. She asked him to read a chapter to her. He read about the gospel and God’s exciting miracles in Stanley Tam’s life. At her next appointment the doctor read another chapter to her. Bravely this widow lady asked government workers, and labourers , anyone who would read to her. Her seed-faith grew like a tree as she watched many receive Jesus Christ as Saviour.

Lots of names were written in the Lamb’s Life book because of the mustard-seed faith of dear Dona Lola.

In a village of East Java, Mr and Mrs Dennis Trimmer lived. Their servant-helper heard the gospel from these sincere christians. Wenti believed and trusted in the Lord Jesus Christ , but remained shy and too scared to tell others about Jesus.

During the crowded Easter services Mr Trimmer explained the death of the Lord Jesus Christ as the substitute sacrifice for our sin. He kindly invited anyone who wished to publicly acknowledge their faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour, to come and stand with him.

However, Wenti sat in the back seat with Ronny, four year old son of the Trimmers. At his father’s invitation, Ronny walked confidently to the front before the crowd of people, to show he asked the Lord Jesus to be his Saviour. Wenti watched her little friend, and in that moment her seed-faith leaped, and she thought, ‘ If he is brave enough to walk out in front of all these people, so am I.’ Wenti followed Ronny and stood beside him to affirm her courage to follow the Lord Jesus Christ. Ronny’s faith challenged Wenti.

There is no limit to what God can do with a mustard seed.

*** these are not their real names. Do tell Gwenda how this story helped you.