I hope that you are enjoying our series! Last week, I discussed “Where Can A Tiny Seed Take Me” and unveiled the power of the Word of God when analyzed in seed form. This week, as we embrace a new month, I am unveiling what to do with the seed and exploring the character and nature of a seed. Be sure to comment below if this series blesses you and don’t forget to share it with others. You’d be surprised how the seed of sharing can plant the word in the hearts of good soil.
SO WHAT DOES SEED HAVE TO DO WITH IT?
In the very beginning, in the Book of Genesis, God established the seed principle. Genesis 1:11 says, “And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb that yields seed, and the fruit tree that yields fruit according to its kind whose seed is within itself on the earth.” Genesis 8:22 adds, “While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest…shall not cease.” Take a look at yourself. Think about how your very life began with this seed principle! Beginning with the first living thing, God placed within each seed the capability to grow and multiply to replenish the earth. In His infinite wisdom, He put within every kind of seed the wondrous ability to produce fruit when it is properly tended.
WHAT IS THE CHARACTER OF A SEED?
Let’s discuss the character of a seed. Simply stated, a seed’s job is to reproduce. A natural seed was created to reproduce. It contains everything within itself to reproduce itself potentially. But it must be nourished, given light, and carefully tended to grow to maturity and produce fruit slowly. Since the Word of God is Jesus, the Living Word, and it is a seed, we know it contains God’s DNA. His Word is incorruptible and cannot fail to grow into its intended purpose if we do our part. In other words, the seed must grow into what it potentially already is! Please take a few minutes to meditate on the possibilities that come with our sowing natural seeds.
PLANTING NATURAL SEEDS
When I was a child, I remember my mama helping me to plant my own little flower garden. Even today, I can picture myself planting that seed into rich, well-prepared soil. I can almost smell the earthy aroma of the dirt! I planted the seeds in a sunny spot in the yard, then watered and fertilized the soil into which they were sown. Every day, I tended the ground, believing the seeds would send out roots that I could not see with my natural eye. When the first green blade peeked through the soil, I was excited, imagining the beauty of the flowers yet to be seen. How great is a child’s faith! I knew it was only a matter of time before I would see the fruit of my labor.
IT GROWS; I KNOW NOT HOW!
In the Parable of the Growing Seed, Jesus makes a profound statement in Mark 4:26-29. He relates how the farmer plants and covers the seed with soil and believes the seed grows even before the first blade peeks through the ground. Verse 27 partly says, “…and grow he does not know how.” What a relief! I don’t have to understand every detail of the growth of the seed of His Word in my spiritual womb, either! I receive His Word by faith, and He grows the fruit of the Word in my spiritual womb, “I know not how.” What a merciful and caring Heavenly Father we serve! God needs each of us to do our assignments. As with a natural farmer, our responsibility is to carefully tend the seed of the Word of God, expecting a harvest. Then, we can count on Him from heaven to do all He promised.
THE MIRACLE OF LIFE
Take a moment to consider your natural birth. The natural reproductive process works on this same miraculous seed principle God instigated in the beginning. In conception, we begin life with our parents’ DNA when the egg is fertilized with the sperm. Within this fertilized seed is everything necessary to reproduce itself. But it must be nurtured and cared for in the mother’s womb while it slowly matures into what it already is!
There are many similarities in the development of both a plant seed and a human seed. Both must be planted into the proper environment where the root system can be established: the plant seed in prepared soil and the human embryo in the mother’s womb. Then, they must be fed, watered, and given proper nourishment. The plant seed is fed through the soil, while the embryo’s lifeline is the umbilical cord. Plants, trees, etc., must get adequate sunlight, while the mother gets Vitamin D from sunlight or supplements. Growth in both cases is gradual as the seed grows into what it potentially already is! But it takes the power of the Holy Spirit to bring both to maturity into the natural realm where the natural eye can see them.
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Your comparison of a plant seed to a human embryo is illuminating. One would be remiss to argue that a plant sprouting from the ground is not a plant or an embryo sprouting from the womb is not a human life. Thank you for your reflections about the growing seed! 🙂
Amen Nancy!