The Kingdom That Begins in Hidden Places
- Rebecca Montrone
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Beck's Daily Dig for Tuesday, November 25, 2025
The Kingdom That Begins in Hidden Places
“The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed…
the smallest of all seeds.”
— Matthew 13:31–32
“Do not despise the day of small things.”
— Zechariah 4:10
Jesus consistently ties the work of God to what is small, hidden, or overlooked. The kingdom does not advance with spectacle or sudden dominance but with quiet, steady growth — roots before branches, depth before visibility.
A seed does its greatest work underground, in hidden places, where no one sees.
So does God.
Scripture shows this pattern again and again:
David is anointed in obscurity.
Moses spends forty years in Midian.
Jesus grows up in Nazareth, a town of no reputation.
God is not in a hurry, and He does not measure beginnings by human metrics of success.
Your faithfulness today — however ordinary — participates in this same divine pattern. Prayer, obedience, a word of kindness, a moment of restraint, a choice of integrity:
These are mustard seeds whose harvest isn’t immediate but inevitable.
DIGGING DEEPER
God grows His kingdom in ways that start small but end sheltering many. Trust the seed.
Small Seeds, Great Kingdom; read
Matthew 13:31–32
Zechariah 4:10
1. Read the Seed Parables (Matthew 13)
Especially:
Matthew 13:31–32 — mustard seed
Matthew 13:33 — yeast hidden in dough
Matthew 13:44 — treasure hidden in a field
Notice: God highlights what is hidden, small, and quiet. These are kingdom dynamics.
2. Connect Old Testament Foundations
Zechariah 4:6–10 — “Not by might… not by power… do not despise small things.”
Isaiah 11:1 — A shoot from a stump - Jesus Christ coming in the flesh (small beginnings).
1 Samuel 16:1–13 — David chosen from obscurity.
These passages remind Israel that God works from smallness rather than the spectacular.
3. The Pattern of Hidden Growth
Throughout Scripture we see this concept again and again:
Joseph grows in prison
Moses grows in exile
Ruth’s faithfulness in obscurity becomes royal lineage
Jesus spends 30 silent years in Nazareth
This is the divine rhythm:
hidden → faithful → fruitful → influential.
4. Questions for Reflection
What small, unnoticed obedience might God be using in my life?
Am I willing to be faithful in hidden seasons?
Do I equate “big” with “important”?
Where might God be inviting me to trust slow growth?
*Interested in knowing how to enter into a personal relationship with God through faith in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ? Say a Salvation Prayer and Receive Jesus Christ Today. Of course, the saying of a prayer is the reflection of a monumental and life-changing heart decision, but this is a good guide.
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