Have you ever travelled out of the state or country? Expanding your horizons can be a helpful way to gain a better perspective of the world. When you fly in an airplane over the middle of the United States, you get a real sense of its size. The mountains stick up into the clouds, and the plains expand as far as you can see. In this story, Matthew gives us a foretaste of how far the gospel will spread. It will continue to expand until it stretches over the whole world.
A Higher Point Of View