Have you ever stopped to think about what a miracle a seed is? Something so incredibly small contains so much information, knows exactly what it must do to grow, bloom, bear fruit and become what it was meant to be. If the conditions are right, it may yield a dahlia, a ball of cotton, a climbing vine, an apple. Different yields but all born of fertile soil and the miracle of seed.
So, too, is the miracle of God’s Word in our heart. The Word contains all the information that we need to become who we are meant to be, but it is up to us to respond to God’s call and, with his help, make sure that conditions are right. It's not always easy in a world like ours to keep the soil of our hearts open and broken, to find time to tend the ground, to make room for growth. But like any seed in good soil, if the Word of God finds the condition in our hearts to be right, so much miraculous fruit will be borne of our lives that we can scarcely imagine it.
I wonder what is the germination rate of God’s Word in my heart? Isaiah 55:10-11, “The rain and the snow come down from the sky. They do not return to it without watering the earth. They make plants come up and grow. The plants produce seeds for farmers. They also produce food for people to eat. The Words I speak are like that. They will not return to Me without producing results. They will accomplish what I want them to. They will do exactly what I sent them to do.” Amen ✝️
Amen. :)
Dear Lord, At this late stage in my life I pray that I have been and will be all that I was created to be. For those times Lord that I fell or fall short, I pray that you will make up the difference with an outpouring of your merciful love and forgiveness. A popular phrase in the past was, “Bloom where you are planted.” It takes time for a seed to mature to the time that it will yield fruit so we need to stay close to the Lord, be open to the prompting of the Holy Spirt and...
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I still amaze myself at how slow I can be lol. I’m sure I’ve heard these scriptures paired together multiple times and yet I never grasped the connecting thread. The “seeds” are scattered…..what kind of seeds? There are differences in seeds but basically they are small pods relatively the same in order to be defined as seeds. And yet one will be a carrot, one a bush, one a flower……now the connection in Paul’s letter about our resurrected bodies…..our human bodies are seeds. They may be a different color or size but relatively they are the same as to be...
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Sarah inspiring words to start the day thank you. I hope to be all that God needs me to be and the energy to do it. I truly believe many are tired in this weary world these days. Blessings to all the LFF, especially those with extra needs these days. Holy Spirit fill the hearts of all to guide us to a more heavenly earth. Happy/Holy day Ohana
Lord let the seed growing in me that you want for me in Jesus name I pray Amen Amen Amen
Amen! Thank you, Sarah.
"Lord, break and ready the soil of my heart, that I may yield plenty for the world." Thank you Sarah for your words today. Amen!
Amen
Amen... beautiful word today, Sarah
Amen!
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Amen to, “But like any seed in good soil, if the Word of God finds the condition in our hearts to be right, so much miraculous fruit will be borne of our lives that we can scarcely imagine it!” *** Above all earthly seeds of work, the seed of God’s Word matters most in Luke 8:11, “This is the meaning of the parable: The seed is God’s Word!” *** The soil is represented by my heart’s condition in Luke 8:15, “As for that in the good soil, they are those who, hearing the Word, hold it fast in an honest...
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