Growth is Exciting

Is there anyone of us there who wouldn’t agree? Mark 4:26-28 (KJV) says, “And He said, so is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast a seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how. For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn.”

In this passage, Jesus explains the process and principle of growth. Verse 26 says that the kingdom of God is as if when a man casts a seed into the ground. What does that tell us? That the potential for growth has been invested in the seed. God has put within the seed, the power to grow to maturity and to multiply itself. We should understand that every big thing starts small. We as human beings begin life as tiny specks in the womb invisible to the eye. Likewise, everything else we know of in the universe, starts small.

The large multinational companies around us started out small. Some started in people’s living rooms. Coca-cola started in a kettle. The formula was derived at by doctor, and the ingredients were mixed with water by the use of a paddle. You know what it has grown into today.
Notice that the man in our story from Mark 4 cast his seed into the ground. You must not be afraid to start. Seeds don’t grow until you plant them. It doesn’t matter how much planning and dreaming you do. John 12:24 says, “Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone. But if it die, then it bringeth forth much fruit.”


The business proposal in your briefcase cannot grow until you begin to give it physical form. Do something about it. And experience the excitement as it begins to grow. Mark 4:27 says that the man sleeps and rises everyday, and that the plant springs up and grows and the man knows not how.

That is the truth. No one can analyze the power that makes bones to grow in a baby while in the womb, or what makes leave to germinate from a seed in the ground. We can analyze and understand the process alright, but not the power. If man could analyze the power, then we would have attempted to reproduce it. But no human laboratory has produced a seed that has the power to multiply itself. 1Corinthians 3:6 says, “Paul planted, Appollos watered and God gave the increase.”

Growth is a normal part of life. Under normal circumstances, we should grow; our children should grow; our businesses should grow. We must however bear in mind that it is only God who makes things grow. It is the biggest secret many people can’t seem to grasp.
When you have done all God expects you to do about your business, you must trust God to make your business grow. I like the attitude of the man in Jesus’ illustration in Mark 4. The man slept and rose night and day. Refusing to sleep and worrying through the night will not make your business grow. Worry and anxiety have never added to anyone’s life. They only take away.

God wants us to live our lives stress-free. So I say to you: Enough of toiling and struggling. Have faith in God that your businesses will grow. Psalm 67:5-6 says, “Let the people praise thee, O God, let all the people praise thee. Then shall the earth yield her increase; and God, even our own God, shall bless us.” When you cultivate the habit of praising God in everything, you have discovered the secret of moving God to action on your behalf.

Praise God everyday and God will work miracles of growth in your marriage and your business in Jesus name. Mark 4:28 says, “For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.”

There are two things here. The first is that the earth brings forth fruit of herself. God has designed these principles that we are discussing, all your plans will succeed. The second thing to note in that verse is that growth is a process. It says, “first the blade, then the ear, then the full corn in the ear.”

It takes time for things to grow. That is true of the baby in the womb. Also true of the business venture. Just like you can’t hurry a baby out of the womb, you can’t force your business to grow faster than God allows. You have to be patient.

As a pastor, I have defined the purpose of God for my Church. And God is supplying the strategies by which our goals will be accomplished. As He supplies the strategies, we act on them. But after that, there is nothing else that I can do to make my Church grow. So I thank God because I believe He will make the Church grow and guess what? We’re growing. Refusing to sleep will not change any of them. Worry and anxiety will not help. Praising God does.

Whatever may have hindered your growth: in marriage, in your academics, on your job or in your business, such hindrances will be removed today in Jesus name. You will not toil any more. You will not fret. You will not despair and you will not fail.

“Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase” Job 8:7. Listen to me. Your business will grow. Your hundreds will become thousands.

And your thousands will become millions. And the millions will become billions. Multinational corporations will grow out of this nation, in Jesus’ name.

You will Succeed!
Sam Adeyemi