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How Your Garden Grows

2Corinthians 9:6 - But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. 

 

In 2005 scientists germinated a date palm seed that was recovered from Herod the Great’s palace atop Masada in the Judean wilderness---making it around 2000 years old. And a 1,300-year old lotus seed recovered from China was germinated in 1995. These remarkable examples of preservation, however, are more the exception than the rule. Seed companies today don’t normally guarantee the viability of their seed for more than a few years.

Lots of things determine the quality of a harvest: the quality of the seed, the number of seeds sown, the quality of the soil, and the amounts of moisture and nutrients provided. The same is true with a spiritual harvest. No farmer would sow haphazardly and expect a beautiful, bountiful harvest. Neither should we. As we sow seeds of good works, financial investments, prayers, studies, service, and worship, we must focus on the quality of our “seed”.

As stewards, we have been entrusted with seeds to sow, and as we sow, so shall we reap.

From – “Walking With God” by David Jeremiah