KINGDOM OF GOD AS A MUSTURD SEED AND THE LESSON.

Mark 4:30 And he said, “With what can we compare the Kingdom of God, or by what parable can we set it forth? 31 It is like a grain of mustard seed which, when it is sown on the earth, is smaller than all the seeds that are on the earth, 32 yet when it is sown it grows up and becomes greater than all the garden plants and puts out great branches so that the birds of heaven are able to nest in its shade.” REV.
This parable is talking of something larger than the Church - the Kingdom of God. The church is part of the Kingdom but the Kingdom is wider and includes many other issues - past, present and future.
The lesson we get is that God's plans and purposes have always started somewhere. As we know He has almost always used mankind to work them out, and His plans and purposes extends to the ends of the Earth and beyond, no matter where he finds man, that person will soon realize how small the beginning is compared to the desired end.
Our encouragement is in knowing that the records in the Bible, the testimonies of believers through out history, the testimonies around us at present and future promises shows that the ending is always great and a success.
What God has planned and purposed to do in your life may not have taken much shape today, but you are in the safe hands of Him who works things out in great ways from very small beginnings or from nothing. He will work it out in your finances, in your education or desire to study, in your family or desire to have a family, in your business, in your work, in your ministry etc. What he has planned to do in His church, in the community and in the nation He will do it. What we have seen so far and all the testimonies we have should be enough to dispel fear and doubt. The success of God's Kingdom will benefit all people - directly and indirectly (just like the mustard shrub nests the birds of the air although it was not planted for that) If God cares for those who have not believed in Him, how much more will He care for those who believe in Him. He is calling you to continue to or to start cooperating with His plans and purposes as His Kingdom advances.