The Seed of Greatness

                                                                                                                       

 

Aloha Dearest Family,

                The seed is one of the greatest miracles God ever invented. Even today’s scientists cannot explain how a seed works. The seed has only one purpose - to grow. All the potential of the plant is in that one seed.

                The people of the Bible were very familiar with the way seeds worked and there are many, many examples of seeds and the growing of plants and trees in the Bible. Here are a few examples.

   -The prosperous tree (Jeremiah 17:7 and 8)

-The tree whose leaf does not wither (Psalm 1:1-3)

-The teaching of the good and evil trees (Matthew 7:17-20)

-The parable of the sower of seeds (Luke 8:5-8 - for the explanation of this parable see Luke 8:11-15)

-The parable of the tares in the field (Matthew 13:24-30)

-The teaching of Christ being the branch (John 15 15:1-8)

-Paul planting, Apollos watering (I Corinthians 3:6)

           …..There are many more. These are just a few examples.

 The point of seeds is that they don’t remain seeds. When planted in good soil, with the right amount of water and sunlight, this seed will grow. It can’t help it. This is what it was designed to do. The seed can be the smallest of all seeds but it can produce the greatest result.

         “Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field: Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.” (Matthew 13:31 and 32)

         You may ask, “What do learning about seeds in the Bible have to do with me?” I’m glad you asked.

        If you have confessed Jesus as your savior and believed in your heart that God has raised him from the dead, (Romans 10:9) then the Bible says you are saved. At this time God placed within you His incorruptible seed.

         “Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth forever.” (I Peter 1:23)

  This seed in you makes you a child of God.

         “See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!” (I John 3:1 NIV)

Being God’s children is not something that we aspire to be - it’s who we are right now!

God has placed His seed within us. And what have we learned about seeds? They grow. We all have within us the seed of greatness! God has destined greatness for our lives; in health, in wealth, in knowledge, in EVERYTHING! This is what God’s seed was designed to do in us. A seed never stays the same. If given the right conditions, it can produce incredible fruit in our lives.

But what can hinder a seeds growth? Not using the right soil, not enough water or sunlight or letting weeds grow around our seedling. In order to let our seed grow to its fullest potential within us, we have to be diligent. A farmer doesn’t just plant his seed in the ground and then comes back in a few months when the crop starts to come up. He is vigilant and tends to his crop. Remember a seed wants to grow so let’s provide the right conditions.

                When we renew our mind to God’s Word, obey the command to love God and love people, then the seed will grow and mature. We cannot allow weeds to grow around our seedling. Weeds are the thoughts and ways of this world that are contrary to God’s ways. They only hinder our growth. (Praying and conversing with your Heavenly Father is a great way to put life into the soil where your seed is planted).

                

Another aspect of a seed is that it grows up to be exactly like the original. When we are born again, God places within us holy spirit, His spiritual seed. This seed is also called the spirit of Christ ((I Peter 1:11) and Christ in you (Colossians 1:27). When we do God’s Will, love people and serve in God’s household, the seed within us can become fully mature and produce fruit.

                “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance…” (Galatians 5:22 and 23a)  

This is the same type of fruit displayed by Jesus Christ himself. When we allow the seed within us to grow and mature, we become just like Christ. This is what this seed was designed to do. And when we produce this fruit we bring glory to God just like our Savior did and still does.

                “Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.” (John 15:8)

                         Love Always, Ray