Death of the Seed

26 And he said, "The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground. 27 He sleeps and rises night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows; he knows not how. 28 The earth produces by itself, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear. 29 But when the grain is ripe, at once he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come." Mark 4:26-29 ESV I know I shared this verse yesterday but I wanted to share a little more insight that I see in it. Today thanks to science we understand the growth cycle of plants a lot better and when the seed hits the ground as new life comes out of it the seed itself dies. Like I said yesterday the seed is alive but dormant. When growth begins out of the seed the seed itself is no more. To put this in the right perspective let's relate it to our own walk with Christ. On the day you gave you life to Christ it was no longer yours just like the seed you should have experienced a change that brings forth new life and the death of the old one. If we are not seeing that change in our lives than maybe we need to think about what we are really doing. I am afraid to many of us are just dormant seeds sitting in a dry place not willing to change. Now if we know we are changing than there will be one issue that Jesus talks about in verse 27 as the seed that is dying we know why but to the outside world like the farmer, they will not understand the changes that are occurring in you. During your growth and change you should share with others as they ask questions. You never know what affect it will have on their lives and it might even start them in a pattern of growth with God. Finally let me assure you that it is a process once you begin the rate of growth will be different for each individual depending on what you are putting into your life. I know you have seen cornfields with spots of really tall corn in the middle of the patch and straggly poor looking corn out on the edges. That happens because the farmer is putting more fertilizer were the most plants will be and the farther away from the center the less they use. Same with us if your time spent with God is just this little devotional than you are living on the edge of the field were the bad weather and the sun can beat you down but the closer to the center you find yourself the stronger your roots will be and the better you will wether the storms of life. I ask you today is your life new every morning as you walk with Christ or are you sitting and waiting for growth to start without you having to give up anything. If that is the case than your life will always be unfulfilled and lacking because what you have is all you will ever have until you chose to give it to God. Have a blessed day.