The Seedling

John 4:14 "The water I give you becomes a perpetual spring within you- watering you forever with eternal life."Reverently I planted summer annuals in my garden.The procedure consisted of preparing the soil, planting the seed or a small plant, fertilizing, mulching and watering. Periodically I must feed, weed and water the flowers. If I do this, I will have the pleasure of seeing them grow into full foliage with blooms of beautiful color.

The same is true with our spiritual life. The Holy Spirit has wooed each person who has become a Christian. You don't know it is happening, but the Holy Spirit has preparing your heart to receive God's seed of faith. After that seed is planted by the hand of God himself, He sends brothers and sisters of Christ to feed our newfound faith and weed out lies. Likewise, we can extend the hand of friendship to others. To reach babies in the faith or non believers, we can extend an invitation to worship at church or come to a neighborhood Bible study. 

Gods' children must interact with those in the secular world. We cannot stay in a cocoon of "church only friends" because we cannot reach unbelievers without being available to them.

The most important ingredient to the welfare of a little seedling is water. Jesus said ,"I have water to give you- living water." He asks us to drink from His well- the living water He offers so freely. A plant will not grow much without food and weeding, but it will not grow at all without water. It will wither and dry up, becoming ugly and useless. Likewise, we Christians must have a personal relationship with Jesus- our perpetual spring within us . We must invite Him into our heart and allow Him to dwell in every aspect of our lives. We must keep drinking this water- Him -- or we too will become like a plant devoid of water- dry, unsightly and ineffectual. He offers this cup to each of us, may you have the desire to drink of it.

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