Again he said,
"What shall we say the kingdom of God is like...
It is like a mustard seed...when planted, it grows and becomes the largest of all garden plants, with such big branches that the birds can perch in its shade."
Mark 4:30-32 NIV
The word translated "perch" here is "kataskenoo" which means to:
Pitch one's tent
To encamp
To dwell
It's something that you do.
Set up camp
Because this is where I want to stop
This is where I want to stay
In the shadow of the Mustard seed tree.
There is shelter from the thoughts and feelings that can rage around in my heart, there is rest there, there is healing, nourishment, and peace there.
A taste, a glimpse, of how it should be, a glimpse of the Kingdom that is to come...
Choose to set up camp there.
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Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation, for through him God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can't see - such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through him and for him. Colossians 1:15-16 NLT OK so this is an English translation of a letter Paul wrote to a church 2,000 years ago, but does it feel like Paul is wrestling with words and ideas to try and capture all of who Jesus is, of who God is, of how does it work that the walking around Jesus was also there before the beginning of the beginning of everything we can see and touch and know. Not only that but Jesus was somehow the agent of everything that has been made in the physical, social, and spiritual. Jesus is at the centre of it all. Walking around Jesus. Cooking fish for breakfast Jesus. Heart aching as he ...
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