SEEDS

Today's reading: Zechariah 6-10

"For I am planting seeds of peace and prosperity among you. The grapevines will be heavy with fruit. The earth will produce its crops, and the sky will release the dew. Once more I will make the remnant in Judah and Israel heirs of these blessings." Zechariah 8:12 NLT

The thing about seeds? They are small.

Really.

In comparison to their fully-grown fruit, seeds are minute in size.

So they require a large amount of imagination--and a whole lot of faith.

Christianity is like that.

The seeds of living a godly life are very small some days.

Doing what's right.

Being kind.

Checking in on the neighbor or the shut-in.

Holding one's tongue.

Letting go of a grudge.

Choosing not to fall back into an old not-good-for-your-walk habit.

Getting into the Word.

Bowing one's head in prayer.

Making the effort to get into God's presence on a daily basis.

Small seeds, minor efforts, tiny steps of faith--which will always, in God's way and in God's time produce a harvest of blessing will be worth it.

Because He sends the rain when needed. He shines down on our attempts when necessary to germinate our efforts. He will allow our seeds to sprout when He will get the most glory.

We can trust Him with our seeds--we just need to keep planting them!