Seeds

Spring planting has been happening in local gardens. Some of us may have looked at the seeds in our hand and wondered how this shriveled up little piece can possibly grow into a beautiful flower or a watermelon or a carrot. The powerful genetic programming inside the seed is just waiting for the right conditions of moisture, warmth and nutrients to become what it was meant to be.

We take it all for granted. We simply accept that each seed will consistently produce what we expect from it. We have faith in the solid predictability of what will grow even though placing a tiny bit of “stuff” in the dirt carries little visible promise. We expect beneficial results. But there are enemies like disease, predators and drought.

It’s the same in our relationship to God, the Creator of this marvel. Our tiny seed of faith may seem so powerless and insignificant but God promises huge benefits. But there are also enemies. Repentance and faith bring forgiveness of sin. Continuing to exercise faith in God develops character and maturity. In fact the promise of God is that “anyone who is in Christ is a new person.”2 Cor.5:17

God loves you and is very interested in providing the conditions of spiritual warmth and nutrition that will make something beneficial and beautiful out of you.

Keeping on the sunny side,
Henry Wiebe