Read Luke 12:1 through 13:35
Have you ever been frustrated because you’ve shared God’s Word, talked with a person about Christ, and prayed fervently that he or she would come to Christ or grow spiritually – and nothing seemed to happen?
[Jesus] asked, “What shall I compare the kingdom of God to? It is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into about sixty pounds of flour until it worked all through the dough” (Luke 13:20-21).To bake bread, you mix flour, water, a few other ingredients, and just a little bit of yeast. Then, you knead the dough. After that, you go away and leave the dough alone. You don’t keep stirring or shaping it. You trust the yeast to do its job. And it does. Soon you return to see a huge loaf of dough ready to enter the oven.
When we’ve shared the gospel – added the yeast – into a person’s life, we’ve started the procedure. While some people respond to the gospel immediately, others need time. But we can be sure, whether it looks like it or not, the Holy Spirit is working.
Thought for Today: When we add the yeast of God’s Word to people’s lives, the Holy Spirit takes over from there.
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