Scripture:
Genesis 1:11
Then God
said, “Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the
land that bear fruit with seed in it…”
In the beginning, there were no plants without the seeds in them necessary
to make new plants. By God’s design, there are no Christians who don’t have the
seeds in them to make new Christians.
I’m not talking about physical reproductive seeds. I’m talking
about the ability to share our faith.
Not everyone is comfortable being an evangelist. Not everyone has
a call to preach or to aggressively witness to others about the faith. But that
doesn’t mean that they can’t plant the seed of faith in someone else.
They could casually mention that they’re going to a Bible study or
talk about something that happened at a church event this past week. They could
share the news about a charity that they support or a volunteer program they
belong to. Only God knows where such a conversation could lead. Perhaps God has
already been working on the heart of the person you’re talking to, and your casual
comment will prompt them to ask you more.
You could read your Bible or a Christian book in front of others and give them something to think about. You could give to a ministry that
evangelizes and disciples new Christians. When you do so, you’re planting the
seed of Christianity just as much as the person doing the teaching.
And speaking of teaching, you can do all of your personal planting
inside the church. Children and new Christians need mentors, and the seeds that
you plant in them can help them mature into blooming Christians that then begin to
plant their own seeds in the hearts of others.
An important note, though, is that we can’t plant all of our seeds
in our own church. We have to plant in new soil, where there is still room for people
to come to Christ to produce the crop that God is wanting from our efforts.
How has God gifted you to spread the seed of your faith?
What is God asking you to do to share your faith with others?
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