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LEAVEN IN THE DOUGH: ITS SIGNIFICANCE
TUESDAY, APRIL 14
Matthew 13:33-35

Memory verse: Matthew 13:34

 

“…and hid in three measures of meal,

till the whole was leavened.”

 

LEAVEN IN THE DOUGH: ITS SIGNIFICANCE
 
The woman in this parable refers to every evangelist or believer who shares the Gospel of Christ. Leaven is used figuratively in many other passages of the Bible to refer to something bad, but in this parable, it is used to refer to the Gospel of Christ. The meal or the dough refers to the sinner. The work of the leaven in the dough refers to the Gospel working in the sinner’s life, sanctifying every part of his being! The inner workings of salvation in a person’s heart are invisible, like the leaven in the dough. His mind is transformed immediately after being blessed with Christ’s mind at salvation. His heart is filled with the love of God, enabling him to love like God, unconditionally and sacrificially. Slowly, his vocabulary will change to one that is seasoned with salt. His life will manifest holiness as deeds he used to do are replaced by good works.
 
The Kingdom of Heaven is in heaven, but anyone on earth can enter by believing in the Gospel of Christ as this parable teaches. Salvation impacts every aspect of the believer’s life, from his mind (i.e. given the mind of Christ), to his heart (i.e. given the love of God). With these God-given transformations, his sinful nature that enslaved him to sin is now permanently replaced with Christ’s nature. According to the Scriptures, he is now a child of God, bearing the marks of godliness. His perspective of life becomes God’s perspective with every study of God’s Word. He begins to fill his mind (the mind of Christ) with the knowledge of God. He thinks like Christ. In time to come, his good works will resemble Christ’s good works. He glorifies God in his life.
 
His words will change, and so will his life. The places he used to visit (because he considered them delightful), he will now reject. Attending church every Lord’s Day for worship, studying the Bible, and fellowshipping with fellow saints delight his soul immensely. These new desires are the evidence of his salvation in Christ. Salvation begins with the Gospel of Christ. Once it starts, the impact of the Gospel permeates every part of the believer, like the leaven that leavens the whole dough, for the glory of God.
 
THOUGHT: Is my life evidenced by the marks of a true believer?

PRAYER: Heavenly Father, may all areas of my life glorify Thee.

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