{"id":926,"date":"2021-12-10T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-10T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\/gospeladventure\/?p=926&2021"},"modified":"2021-12-07T17:00:11","modified_gmt":"2021-12-08T00:00:11","slug":"yeast-in-our-lives-luke-13-18-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\/gospeladventure\/yeast-in-our-lives-luke-13-18-21\/","title":{"rendered":"Yeast in Our Lives: Luke 13:18-21"},"content":{"rendered":"
Focus Passage: Luke 13:18-21 (NCV)<\/div>
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18\u00a0<\/sup>Then Jesus said, \u201cWhat is God\u2019s kingdom like? What can I compare it with? 19\u00a0<\/sup>It is like a mustard seed that a man plants in his garden. The seed grows and becomes a tree, and the wild birds build nests in its branches.\u201d<\/p>

20\u00a0<\/sup>Jesus said again, \u201cWhat can I compare God\u2019s kingdom with? 21\u00a0<\/sup>It is like yeast that a woman took and hid in a large tub of flour until it made all the dough rise.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

Read Luke 13:18-21<\/a> in context and\/or in other translations on BibleGateway.com!<\/p><\/div><\/div>\r\n

Of all the parables Jesus shared about the kingdom of God, one of the shortest contains one of the most powerful insights into God\u2019s kingdom working in our lives than any other one. In the parable of the yeast, we can learn insights into God\u2019s kingdom from something as simple as baking bread \u2013 a process that hasn\u2019t changed significantly since the time when Jesus shared these words.<\/p>\r\n

Luke\u2019s gospel tells us that immediately following the parable of the mustard seed, Jesus continues by saying, \u201cWhat can I compare God\u2019s kingdom with? It is like yeast that a woman took and hid in a large tub of flour until it made all the dough rise.<\/strong>\u201d (v. 20-21)<\/p>\r\n

Like with other kingdom parables, whenever Jesus shares something that describes God\u2019s kingdom, God is one of the characters present. In this short parable, there are only three things that are shared, and really only one candidate for God\u2019s character: the woman.<\/p>\r\n

God\u2019s kingdom is like God taking and hiding yeast in a large tub of flour. I\u2019m guessing that moisture\/water is also within this tub of flour because the \u201cflour\u201d becomes \u201cdough\u201d that rises.<\/p>\r\n

With an understanding that God is the one hiding the yeast, what would the yeast represent in this context?<\/p>\r\n

In other places, Jesus warns the disciples about the Pharisees having yeast, and in that context, yeast refers to the Pharisees\u2019 teachings and beliefs about God. If yeast in that case represented teachings and beliefs, then in Jesus\u2019 parable here, yeast could also refer to a person\u2019s teachings and beliefs.<\/p>\r\n

What we have been taught and what we believe is not directly seen from looking at us from the outside. If you had a lineup of people, with each person wearing different types of clothing, we might get an impression of what someone might believe, but at best it would only be a stereotype conclusion and not a true picture of what each person knows or believes. In this way, a person\u2019s beliefs, unless they display them through their actions, is hidden within their lives like yeast hides in a ball of dough.<\/p>\r\n

But yeast\u2019s primary characteristic is that it grows. Yeast starts small, only a teaspoon or less in many cases, but it ultimately affects the whole ball of dough. In our lives, the ideas we hold onto will grow. The beliefs we have will expand. What we focus on will become a lens for our reality. What might have begun as a small, simple idea may just transform our life.<\/p>\r\n

The Pharisees used logic and questions to plant seeds of doubt in the minds of others. They did this to bring people over to their way of thinking. In contrast, Jesus planted seeds of hope and love through stories that showed God, His character, and His kingdom.<\/p>\r\n

We have the choice of whose yeast we will pay attention to. Will we pay attention to the ideas and beliefs in this world that grow into doubt, or will we pay attention to the ideas and beliefs that support a loving God who cares about humanity enough to sacrifice Himself for us?<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

This thought was inspired by studying the Walking With Jesus<\/strong> \u201cReflective Bible Study\u201d package. To discover insights like this in your own study time, click here<\/a> and give Reflective Bible Study a try today!<\/em><\/p>

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