You are the leaven of Heaven.
Matthew 13:33 (ESV) "The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, till it was all leavened."
LEAVEN- zyme – a substance which is small in quantity, yet thoroughly pervades a thing by its influence!
HID – egcrypto – to conceal in or incorporate within (to mingle one thing with another).
Leaven is used in positives and negatives in the word, but I want you to see the importance of what you carry inside so I’m going to point them both out!
In Matthew 16 Jesus is talking to the disciples and He’s warning them about the pharisees! He says, “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” He is warning them to be cautious of their teachings and beliefs. These men were men of religion and man-made law. Jesus absolutely hates religion and it’s through religion that man-made laws come to pass! But you see all throughout the word and even into some of today’s society how the leaven of religion and man-made laws have changed cultures to be exactly what they wanted because they influenced it one little step at a time! I see all the time how people take the Word of God and twist the truth with a little lie just enough to make people believe it to be true! That’s the negative side of hiding a small quantity of leaven!
1 Cor 5:6 and Gal 5:9 tells us that a little leaven leavens the entire lump! In other words, the tiniest amount of what you carry can literally transform those you influence! Are you choosing kingdom mindedness or selfish ambition?
Listen… "The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, till it was all leavened."
Three measures… I have been thinking on this verse the last 2 weeks. I was studying out the 3 measures. The number 3 is a perfect number and means completeness. We are complete in God and He sends us into the world (the 7 mountains of culture) to pervade (to subtly become spread through or throughout all things, to permeate) by our influence! And His church will be here until ALL IS LEAVENED!! Until the earth resembles heaven!!
This is truth!! We carry the kingdom of God IN us! We are supposed to portray His culture, His heartbeat, His power, His authority, His KINGDOM and we are the leaven that has been hid in the midst of our work places and everywhere our feet step! We have been called to impact culture, to influence the earth!!
Here’s a something to think about! Did you know that the kingdom of God can be taken away from you? HOW???? By not influencing! Remember in the first teaching we discussed how we can actually keep people from entering into the kingdom/the culture, power, authority, dominion of God! We choose not to use our influence to produce kingdom fruit and when we choose not to, then the power, dominion, authority will be taken away! NO JOKE!! Matthew 21:43 tells us this, “I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people producing its fruits!” But I do believe God is graceful enough that when we realize we are fruitless and not carrying His culture, all we have to do is ask and He will refill us for His purpose! What is the fruit of a kingdom carrier?? Transformed lives! Transformed culture! Power with a purpose!! Authority that takes dominion over the schemes of the enemy!
I say.. GO be a fruit producer!!!
Let’s be people of influence! Let’s be the leaven of heaven and go in to the places of this world, pervade and transform the culture until…
I’m telling you, when we, ourselves, grasp ahold of the kingdom IN us we will walk in such godly authority taking dominion over the spiritual realm, we will walk in true power and in that culture, we will TRANSFORM our sphere of influence! Eventually the leaven we leave behind will permeate more people and leaven a few more and a few more and eventually the WORLD!
Revelations 11:15 says the voices of heaven began to say, “The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever!”
When I read that immediately I realized how powerful our mandate is… when the kingdoms of this world become the kingdoms of our Lord… He will reign forever!
I declare over each of you this day that you leave a little leaven everywhere you go! When you speak with someone- they will feel lighter, knowing they can rise above the rest. When you give a hug or a handshake they will feel God!
I love you all! God has hidden each of you exactly where He wants you and all you have to do is share the kingdom (culture) of God in your actions, attitude and love!!!!
Go leaven the world baby!
July 6, 2018