“The Kingdom of Heaven is like a grain of mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field.” Matthew 13:31 ESV1
Read Matthew 13:31-32, Mark 4:30-32 & Luke 13:18-19
Americans spend thousands of dollars on entertainment each year. Whether it be sporting events, TV, video games, movies, social media, travel, shopping, or eating out, people seem to be able to find money in their budget and time in their schedules for what they really enjoy. Nearly 10% of all Americans have a drug or alcohol addiction. And that doesn’t count those who occasionally partake of these substances or those who struggle to control their indulging in substances and behaviors which aren’t monitored. Reportedly, J.D. Rockefeller, the first billionaire in the United States, was once asked, “How much money is enough?” He answered, “Just a little bit more.” Whether what we desire is legal or illegal, necessary or unnecessary, it seems as if all humans are searching for just a little more of something to satisfy an internal longing. That is because there is an empty space in each of us that was purposely placed there and is intended to be filled. A parable of Jesus reveals that for which we are all searching.