The small things of the kingdom

What do you think of when you think about the kingdom of heaven? 

Jesus said - "The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field. It was the smallest of all the seeds, but when it has grown it is larger than all the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches." (Matthew 13:31-32)

The story of the kingdom of God begins with a few human cells. God with us. Those cells multiplied and a baby was born far from home and was later swept off to a foreign land. On the run. The story leads us to a bloodied man crying out in anguish, pinned to the wooden beams of a Roman cross. God dies. His cold body locked in a stone cold tomb. All hope seemingly lost. 

The kingdom of God is like a mustard seed...it was the smallest of seeds.

But the story of the kingdom culminates in the return of that same Lord in power. He has purchased life for his people, and he will bring them all to be with him forever in glory.  

The kingdom of God is like a mustard seed...when it has grown it is larger than all the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches