Covid-19 When Life is Risky “Plant Seeds” Point 7

Covid-19

When Life is Risky “Plant Seeds” Point 7

Solomon says 

Sow your seed in the morning,

and at evening let not your hands be idle,

for you do not know which will succeed,

whether this or that,

or whether both will do equally well. Ecclesiastes 11:6

You are a farmer

Every word you speak,

Every action you make produces seeds

Make sure all your seeds are good seeds

Don’t let the conditions effect your good seed

And don’t be selective with your seed

You can produce more seed than the birds can eat and conditions can destroy

Don’t let the risk of the virus keep you from doing good

Don’t let risk stop you from dropping good seeds

Good seed is needed more than ever

When Life is Risky “Plant Seeds” Point 7

One of the most amazing things

you will see in a life time is a seed.

If this statement sounds strange

to you take a minute to think about.

Seeds are amazing because there is

so much potential in a little object.

How much of what you

enjoy today came from a seed?

How many seeds did it

take to make your breakfast?

How many seeds did it take to support

every living thing in your backyard?

How many seeds did it take to

make the house you live in?

One thing about seeds is they are plentiful.

How many seeds does a tomato plant produce?

Solomon says…

  

Sow your seed in the morning,

and at evening let not your hands be idle,

for you do not know which will succeed,

whether this or that,

or whether both will do equally well.

 Ecclesiastes 11:6

“Sow your seed”…

 What does that mean?

I don’t have any seeds in my garage,

so this morning what seed can I sow?

Your words are like a seed.

 Your expressions on your face are like a seed.

 Your hands and feet are like a seed.

Which means you have a full seed bag.

Solomon says…

 Sow your seed in the morning

You and I are going to

drop seeds all day long.

Every time you move your

mouth you are dropping seeds.

Every movement you make is dropping seeds.

You and I have so many seeds…

 We don’t think about the

potential of the seeds we drop.

So the first question is…

 Are my seeds good or bad?

I think all of us would do well

 if we thought more about the

effects of our words and actions.

If we got up in the morning

and said “I am a farmer”…

I am going to be intentional about

sowing good seed in my spouse, my

children, my friends and even strangers.

The second thing we should consider is…

 I have the ability to produce so

much good seed I will be wasteful.

Remember Jesus’ parable of the sower.

That sower cast seed on good

ground, rocky ground, thorny ground.

The values of good seed is needed

everywhere, even if conditions are not right.

Don’t pick and choose where you

will drop good seed and where

you will drop seed not so good.

    

Sow good seed everywhere…

 Who knows that one of those seeds

might fall in a crack and make it.

Don’t get discouraged by

all the birds who eat the seed.

Keep doing good because you can

produce more than they can eat.

The Coronavirus has

caused us to calculate risk.

But when it comes to doing good

we should cast seeds as if we

have an endless supply.

We should cast seeds

with hope in the seed…

 Not discouragement of the ground.

You may be a person who talks too much

or a person who never says a word.

But remember this…

Actions speak louder than words.

You and I will drop thousands of seeds today.

Make sure they are good seeds.

Scripture Reading

Ecclesiastes 11:1-6 NIV

Cast your bread upon the waters,

for after many days you will find it again.

2 Give portions to seven, yes to eight,

for you do not know what disaster may come upon the land.

3 If clouds are full of water,

they pour rain upon the earth.

Whether a tree falls to the south or to the north,

in the place where it falls, there will it lie.

4 Whoever watches the wind will not plant;

whoever looks at the clouds will not reap.

5 As you do not know the path of the wind,

or how the body is formed in a mother's womb,

so you cannot understand the work of God,

the Maker of all things.

6 Sow your seed in the morning,

and at evening let not your hands be idle,

for you do not know which will succeed,

whether this or that,

or whether both will do equally well.