Divine Seedlings

“What you sow does not come to life until it dies. When you sow, you do not plant the body that will be, but just a seed, perhaps of wheat or something. But God gives it a body as He has determined and to each kind of seed he gives its own body.” 1 Cor. 15:36-37.

What you sow does not come to life until it dies…

Christ Jesus came into this world as a seed. Jesus died to Himself very early in His life and allowed God to grow the plant according to God’s purpose. His plant was the reconciliation of sin for mankind. We must die to ourselves and our own agenda so that what is gathered will be the true and pure harvest God intended.


When you sow, you do not plant the body that will be, but just a seed…

Being human Jesus could not see the final plant but He trusted the Gardner to provide Him with the spiritual nutrients to water and fertilize as He walked the earth. We cannot see the big picture of how we are affecting the lives of others but our plants all have one common goal – to further the ministry of Christ and bring everyone to God’s garden.

But God gives it a body as He has determined…

As Jesus hung lifeless on the cross everything appeared as if the plant has died. The plant had only died back for the season. After three days the plant broke open with beauty and everlasting life. God alone determines the manner and outcome of our ministries ensuring the divine purpose for which they were created. When our lives feel as if there is no life God is working on a beautiful emergence of growth.

And to each kind of seed he gives its own body.

Through our pursuit of God’s will for our lives, each of us has a ministry that is a unique plant with a life given by God. As with Christ, His life began as a seed only to flourish into the beautiful life giving plant it now is. There is a spot in God’s garden where the soil is rich, the water is life and the blooms are eternal. We must plant our seed and allow God to grow the beautiful plant in each of us to which He has given life.

As Mary gave birth to the seed of the world – little Jesus – we are given birth to the will of God, must tend to the holiness of His indwelling and create a temple of purity and obedience for which He can reside.

May each of us celebrate the fact that we all carry the seed of Christ in us as He grows both His children and their ministries.