Finally

S -"Then Jesus said, “What can I compare God’s kingdom with? It is like what happens when a woman mixes yeast into three batches of flour. Finally, all the dough rises.”" Luke 13 TS

O - Jesus is the ultimate material witness, message and expert of God and his Kingdom.  He identifies the Kingdom, individually and universally, starts infinitesimally small. When the mixture of heaven (yeast) with earth (dough) occurs there is no immediately discernible change. It all looks the same. However, once the yeast is in the dough the transforming dynamic has begun.  Time elapses and then “finally” ALL the dough rises (each of the three batches). Each batch may not rises identically or in synchronistic precision — but they will all rise. YAY!!!!      

A -  When I think about the world God loves as groups of people (nationally, religiously, ethnically, etc.) they are different batches.  When I think about the areas of my own life (mental, emotional, spiritual, physical, etc) these too are different batches. The beauty is once the yeast of the Kingdom is introduced,  all the batches will rise … finally. This is at least one of the reasons Jesus instructs us: "Don’t judge others, and God won’t judge you. Don’t be hard on others, and God won’t be hard on you. Forgive others, and God will forgive you. If you give to others, you will be given a full amount in return … The way you treat others is the way you will be treated." [Luke 6 TS]. For the batches in my own life, the lives of others and the batches of our world … I will live this way and rejoice when finally they all rise.   

P -  God who is like the woman mixing in the yeast,

I am so very thankful for your intervention, interference, influence and intersection with my very little life and all its batches.  Thank you for loving the whole world … every person and every batch.  Thank you for finally when all the batches rise.  I am amazed because you are amazing! 

In Jesus,

Steve