The
kingdom of heaven is like a…seed.
Matthew 13:31
I think that in all of nature, the best
illustration for the Word of God is that of the seed. The points of resemblance
between the two are quite evident. There is the apparent insignificance of the
seed—a little thing as compared with the tree that springs from it. There is
the life, enclosed and dormant within a husk. There is the need for suitable
soil, without which growth is impossible. There is the slow growth, with its
length of time calling for long patience. And there is the fruit, in which the
seed reproduces and multiplies itself. In all these respects, the seed teaches
us precious lessons as to our use of God’s Word.
A seed bears a fruit that contains the same
seed for new reproduction. In the same way, the Word will not only bring you
the fruit it promised, but that fruit will become a seed that you carry to
others to give life and blessing.
Not only the Word, but “the kingdom of
heaven is like to a…seed.” The kingdom’s attributes come as a hidden
seed in the heart of the regenerate person. Christ is a seed. The Holy Spirit
is a seed. The exceeding greatness of the power (see Ephesians 1:19) that works
in us is a seed. The hidden life is there in the heart, but it is not always
felt in its power. The divine glory is there, to be counted on and acted on
even when not felt, to be waited for in its springing forth and its growth.
As this central truth is firmly grasped and
held as the law of all heavenly life on earth, the study of God’s Word becomes
an act of faith, surrender, and dependence on the living God. I believe humbly,
almost tremblingly, in the divine seed that is in the Word, and I believe in
the power of God’s Spirit to make it true in my life and experience. I yield my
heart hungrily and entirely to receive this divine seed. I wait on God in
absolute dependence and confidence to give the increase in a power above
anything we can ask or think. (See Ephesians 3:20.)
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