Luke 13:18-21 - A Call to Spiritual Discernment

Pastor Mike Impact Ministries · Apr 10, 2025 · 5m

These parables are oftentaken out of context and misinterpreted, but they have much to teach us aboutGod’s work, Satan’s schemes, and our call to discernment.

First, Jesus asks, “Whatis the kingdom of God like? It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a mantook and planted in his garden; and it grew and became a great tree, and thebirds of the air lodged in its branches” (Luke 13:18-19). On the surface,this sounds like success—a tiny seed sprouting into a towering tree. Butsomething’s off. Mustard seeds grow into shrubs, not trees. This abnormalgrowth hints at distortion. The Jews knew their…