The Secrets of the Kingdom IV

Mark 4: 26 He also said, “This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground. 27 Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how. 28 All by itself the soil produces grain—first the stalk, then the head, then the full kernel in the head. 29 As soon as the grain is ripe, he puts the sickle to it, because the harvest has come.”

All by itself? Not really, one plants, one waters, But God gives the increase! God causes it to Grow!

Isaiah 55: 9 “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. 10 As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, 11 so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.

My ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts

Do you know that God’s ways are different than your? He also thinks differently than we do. It seems that we make the same mistake with God we think of him in our own image. Are we creating God in our own image?

Are we trying to figure him out?

Are we trying to understand his ways? His thoughts? Can we ?

Romans 8: 28 and we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.

We know: what do we know? We know that he will do it! How, I don’t know!

What if Joseph would not have understood that God is at work in his life to save his people? Did he know during his trials? I think he simply trusted through it and knew afterwards!

In all things: Even in the worst situations.

In all things…

God does not cause all things, but he does work in them, with what we hand him. Good or bad
The cooking show, where two teams go against each other. People go out with a certain amount of money and buy ingredients. Whatever they buy the cooks in the show have to create this gourmet meal.

The question is, are we willing to submit to these higher ways?

God works

There is no situation that is too hard for him.
God is working in everyone’s life (how many of you know that?)

For the good (not always the easy)

*The Story of the friend who said „This is good“
We too often see “good” as “Easy”

Good things come to those who wait, work,

What good?

Often we also have a different idea from God as to what is GOOD!

God as a good Father gives us what we NEED not what we WANT!

Those who love him

But he can’t turn everything for Good unless we submit to him in love.

Jeremiah 29: 11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

Surrender your life into his hands today, He loves you and will give purpose, fruit, and a good end.