Mathew [13:23] As for what was sown on good soil, this is he who hears the word and understands it; he indeed bears fruit, and yields, in one case a hundredfold, in another sixty, and in another thirty."
Every time I hear this parable I use to desire to be the good soil but recently I was attracted to the different grades of fruits even in the good soil. Why 30.60.100? As I started pondering more on this, I came across few instances in Bible where this '3 degree of perfection' as I love to call it, is reflected.
Intensity
30: water from flint rock (OT)
60: water to wine at Cana
100: wine to blood at last supper
Tithe
30: 10% of income (OT)
60: Those of you having 2 pairs give one to the needy – 50%
100: Sell all your possessions and give to the poor – 100%
Faith
30: Ask and you shall receive
60: Seek first the kingdom of God and everything will be added
100: Deny yourself, take up your cross and follow me
Love
30: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
60: You love one another; as I have loved you.
100: But I say to you, Love your enemies.
Here Jesus is challenging us to see the possibility of the 100. To become the son of God, to retain the image & likeness of Christ is the call for the 100. So let's not stop at 30 or be satisfied at 60 but thrive for the 100!
Don't be afraid to become the saints of the new millennium – Pope John Paul II
