Lent Day 12 Start Planting

Reading

“Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.”(1 Peter 1:23)

Reflection

You won’t really get excited about the Word of God until you realize that it’s more than just a collection of divinely-inspired promises. It’s a living force that literally carries within it the power to make those promises become a reality in your life. Is it tough for you to believe such a thing is possible? It shouldn’t be. You see it happen in the natural world all the time. If I were to put a tomato seed in your hand and tell you that within that tiny, dry seed lies the power to produce a stalk thousands of times bigger than the seed, to produce leaves and roots and round, red tomatoes, you wouldn’t have any trouble believing that, would you? You know from experience that even though that scrawny seed doesn’t look like a tomato factory, somehow, given the right environment, it will become one.
Jesus says the Word of God works by that same principle. There’s miraculous power within it. It is a seed that, once planted by faith in a human heart, will produce more blessings than you can imagine.

Spiritual Exercise

Your to-do for today: Plant the seed of your choice, keep it watered and watch it grow. Think about how that little seed grows into something big bearing fruits, the word of God works with the same principle. Your prayer: ‘I hear, study, believe and confess God’s Word, and my faith continues to grow. I abide in God and His Word abides in me. I am a believer and not a doubter. I hold fast to my confession of the Word of God.