Date: Friday, 20th February, 2026
Text: Mark 4:28
Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan
Exhortation:
Between planting and harvest lies a sacred journey most people try to avoid. We celebrate full grain, but Heaven celebrates growth in stages. In Mark 4:28, Jesus describes the divine pattern of development: “It begins as a tender shoot, then develops into a head, and finally matures into fully formed grain.” Heaven works by progression, not pressure.
The tender shoot is fragile but alive. It may seem small and insignificant, yet it carries the blueprint of the harvest within it. Scripture reminds us in Job 8:7, “Though your beginning was small, yet your latter end would greatly increase.” What starts quietly under God’s hand will not end small.
As the shoot develops into a head, strength and structure are formed. This is the season where roots deepen and character solidifies. Ecclesiastes 3:1 declares, “To everything there is a season.” When we try to rush seasons, we interrupt the wisdom of God’s design.
Finally comes fully formed grain — visible maturity, measurable fruit, undeniable manifestation. But harvest only comes because each earlier stage was honored. Embrace your current stage; it is preparing you for sustainable increase.
Prayer Nugget: Father, help me to value every stage of growth. Give me patience to mature properly and grace to trust your divine timing in my life in Jesus name.
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