A Measure Of Leven

"And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God?  It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened."  Luke 13:20-21.  The teaching of Jesus is very precise.  With few words, He teaches great lessons.  His design here is that we understand the nature of God's kingdom.  The leaven has been hidden in the meal.   We do not see it work, and yet, the whole is eventually penetrated.  The kingdom of God would penetrate the whole of the earth.  Just as the leaven had an influence over the meal, the kingdom of God would exert an influence in the world.  The leaven changed the meal.  The kingdom of God would change the world.  Can we not see the influence of the kingdom of God?  Wherever the kingdom goes, the hearts of humanity are changed.  The leaven of God works in our lives to transform us into God's very image.  The world is made better because of the influence of the kingdom.  As the leaven had a penetrating effect upon the meal, so the kingdom of God would have a penetrating effect upon the world where God placed it.