V.26-29 Interesting and instructive. The Lord came to earth, worked, sowed the seed. At the end He will come back for more work at harvest time. But in between these two He “sleeps” (He is away in heaven), is out of sight, seated on the right hand of God. He allows the gospel to grow, apparently without having anything to do with it until the harvest. In secret He is working. Let us not think He does not see all!
V.30-32 The seed is small when planted.
Christianity at the beginning was very limited — just in Israel. But now has been spread over the whole earth.
V.35-41 A parable with great meaning for us. The Lord was going away, and it would appear that He is separated from them, and us. The Lord gets into a boat to cross the sea, and falls asleep. A storm comes up, the disciples are afraid and wake Him. He rises, speaks, stills the storm, and then has a word for them and us. Do we think the boat holding the Son of God could have sunk with all on board? In all the difficulties and dangers of the Christian life, during the whole journey we are conscious we are in the same boat with Jesus, if we are doing His will. It may seem as if He is sleeping. But His security is ours. Will He fail to carry out in the future what He promises in verse 35?