“Jesus also used this illustration: “The Kingdom of Heaven is like the yeast a woman used in making bread. Even though she put only a little yeast in three measures of flour, it permeated every part of the dough.” (Matthew 13:3 NLT)
Making a loaf of bread from scratch takes a great deal of effort and time. The dough must be kneaded thoroughly to get the yeast to permeate every part. Then you have to wait several hours for the dough to rise. After the bread rises, it is punched down, and set aside to rise again. Then you knead it again, shape it, and let it rise some more before baking it in a hot oven.
God’s influence is like the yeast used in bread making. Holiness is kneaded into us through the process of suffering. We rise slowly in periods of waiting. Tribulations punch us down repeatedly. Cycles of suffering and waiting shape us. We are baked to perfection in the hot furnace of adversity. Then...we are broken and shared to fulfill God’s purpose.
I like your comparison.
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