Kingdom Parables

M. M. NINAN
4.9 GOD’S PLAN
While Satan was thus able to conquer the Church, God’s plans were not
foiled. It was all within the design of the growth of the Kingdom of
Heaven. The low growing mustard herb grows under the shade. The big
tree provided the shade. In spite of all the corruption and politics there
remained the sons of the Kingdom. Small mustard Herb’s still grew in
the shade of the church and even outside in small groups. they grew,
flowered produced their own kind and vanished to give way to a new
generation.
One such place where the faith the seed of the Word of god lived on
was the monasteries. When social life became a heresy, many faithful
withdrew behind the walls to lead a separated life, to study the word and
to live a useful life. these places became the palaces of great learning. We
are grateful to their meticulous way of preserving the Word of God. The
great thing is that these places were protected by the Roman Empire and
the Roman Church. The mustard did continue under the shadow of the
Tree.
In the East and West there were influences of these vibrations. But just
the same way the fire was still burning. More so in the Eastern Churches
than in the West.
This plan of God cannot be beaten. It is even today functioning. Under
the shadow of mammoth cathedrals, unbelieving clergy and hostile
theological world, the sons of the Kingdom are still sprouting. they
grow, flower, give rise to the fruits. It does not matter what
denomination, or what is the structure of the organization under whose
shadow it lives. If you look underneath you will still see the mustard
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