"Jesus also said, 'Here is another illustration of what the Kingdom of God is like: a farmer planted seeds in a field, and then he went on with his other activities. As the days went by, the seeds sprouted and grew without the farmer's help, because the earth produces crops on its own. First a leaf blade pushes through, then the heads of wheat are formed, and finally the grain ripens. And as soon as the grain is ready, the farmer comes and harvests it with a sickle.'"
Mark 4:26-29 (NLT)
As a child, do you remember tossing about those winged "helicopter" seeds, watching them whirl and float through the air? In reality, those winged creatures were maple seeds, carried upon the wind, divinely planted, and grown in diverse habitats. The scriptures tell us that when we plant a seed, it grows up and produces fruit, even though we don't know how. God engineered the laws of the universe so that every seed we sow matures and produces a harvest. Some people argue that they have no means to sow, but that simply isn't true. The problem is we look at what we don't have, rather than what we do. Let's begin this moment to look at everything we do have. Because when we resolve to do so, we are always ready to eagerly give.
Now think of how powerful a seed is. Though small at first, it can overturn the concrete in our greatest cities. Your seed-your time, heart, money, attitude, words, and skills-can radically transform your life if you let it. But like Jesus said, you have to be willing to let your seed fall to the ground and "die" so that something can come of it. In fact, you must be willing to make your whole life a seed, dying to yourself so that your life can produce fruit for others. And that's a harvest worth waiting for.
Father, I thank You that as I sow my life, I reap an eternal harvest. I sow today and stand firm expecting a harvest from my seed.
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