Then God said, “Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds.” And it was so. 12 The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.
– Genesis 1:11-12
These words are found in the formation and foundation of the earth. God spoke these words not as random thought but as a principle for all the earth. Seeds will produce after their own kind. The idea of a seed is to mature and become fruitful, releasing seeds with the potential for 30, 60, and even 100 times more than what is sowed!
As God has called Lifespring to fruitfulness, we must recognize that we are like seeds. Without seed, there is no fruit. In my closet right now sits many cantaloupe seeds. They were purchased in 2020 and have been in the closet ever since. These seeds continue to sit as seeds, but I do not see any cantaloupe.
Whether these seeds develop, grow, mature, and ultimately be fruitful or not depends entirely on the environment in which the seeds are in. Seeds require soil to begin the process of becoming fruitful.
In fact, seeds require much care and attention to become fruitful. It requires the environment (soil), water, nutrition, pruning, sunshine, and the process of germination. All of these things are required for a seed to ultimately become fruitful.
When we look at our call to be fruitful – it will not happen by chance. There are many factors that require us to become fruitful, and there is a process that we need to go through to ensure that we have everything we need to mature.
The amazing gifts and purposes that God has put in us requires the process to activate the God given purpose that is within. As a church family that desires to be fruitful, we must submit to the process.
You and I are a work in progress. You may feel like you are a seed hidden in the closet, you may feel like you have been planted and there is no proof of life or fruit. Be patient. God does most of the work under the soil, before releasing the abundant fruit – more than we can ever ask or imagine.
Listen to last week’s sermon on what we need to grow the seeds God has put in our lives. Submit to the process and be patient. God is not working against you – He is working on you.