A Grain Of Mustard Seed

"Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I resemble it?  It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden: and it grew, and waxed a great tree; and the fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it."  Luke 13:18-19.  Jesus speaks of the kingdom of God.  When He speaks of divine truths, we must hear Him.  A grain of mustard seed is very tiny.  But, from that tiny seed, a great tree grows.  From the seed of the gospel, the kingdom of God will grow and grow until it fills the whole earth.  A man cast the seed into the ground.  Men are to cast the seed of the kingdom across the earth.  God uses human vessels for His work.  In the world, this seed is cast by the preaching of truth.  That seed will explode by the power of God, and consume the hearts of humanity.  In the branches of the great tree, birds find shelter and refuge.  In the kingdom of God, the saved find refuge from the ills of life and the devastation of sin.  The kingdom of God will continue to produce hope for the lost until time shall be no more.