The Potential Of A Seed---- God Has A Plan

THE POTENTIAL OF A SEED? THE GIFT OF GOD.

By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com (YouTube: Wade Hughes) (This is a 4 part lesson)

We purchased a difficult 1,000 piece puzzle. For several services we set up a table near the altar. Two or three weeks I gave each person one piece of the puzzle and told them to lay it on the table where it belonged. Then soon there was a cry: WHAT DOES THE PUZZLE LOOK LIKE? I told them it was a secret. I gave more pieces out. I finally showed the master plan of what the puzzle was. A year later the puzzle was still not together. Finally someone brought an easier puzzle and it was put together. We do not understand the plan of God. Seeds are a plan of God. We may never understand.

GOD HAS A PLAN… THE SEEDS REVEAL GOD’S PLAN. WHY PRAY FOR MORE FAITH WHEN YOU ARE NOT USING THE FAITH THAT YOU HAVE? THE PLAN IS IT MAY BE SMALL BUT SEEDS CAN GROW AND PRODUCE A HARVEST AND SUPPORT LIFE.

Matthew 13:31 Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field: 32 Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.

Matthew 17:20 And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.

There are several olive trees near Gethsemane. They are believed to be over 2,000 years old. I ponder who planted those olive trees? Jesus prayed under the shadow of those trees. What seeds are you planting?

I am told that a Judean date palm seed several thousand years old that was planted in 2005 and it grew. I read where in Egypt they found some pea seeds and planted some of the seeds. They believed to be 5,000 years old, and they grew. They were something in the split pea family. How amazing is our God to have created seeds that would grow when they were that old?

What is the smallest seed known to man today? In Biblical times the mustard seed was the smallest known. Now the smallest known seed is the orchid. Several hundred will fit on a mustard seed. The largest seed is the coco-de-mer palm and it can weigh up to 66 pounds. When planted the coco-de-mer has to be watered daily for 5 to 6 years before it breaks the ground. Then in one year it can grow 100 feet tall. THE LESSON IS PATIENCE. Seeds have hidden life … you can’t see it, but God has a plant hidden in a seed.

DO WE RECOGNIZE SEEDS AS A GIFT FROM GOD?

Genesis 1:29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.

Genesis 1:29 (NLT2) Then God said, “Look! I have given you every seed-bearing plant throughout the earth and all the fruit trees for your food.

Rebecca Arnett often quoted: NO SADDER WORDS OF PEN OR TONGUE THAN THE WORDS:”WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN?”

John 12:24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit. 25 He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal. 26 If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.

John 12:24 (MSG) "Listen carefully: Unless a grain of wheat is buried in the ground, dead to the world, it is never any more than a grain of wheat. But if it is buried, it sprouts and reproduces itself many times over.

25 In the same way, anyone who holds on to life just as it is destroys that life. But if you let it go, reckless in your love, you'll have it forever, real and eternal. 26 "If any of you wants to serve me, then follow me. Then you'll be where I am, ready to serve at a moment's notice. The Father will honor and reward anyone who serves me.