I have had this refrigerator magnet for years… I won’t say how long, but I know it’s been on at least nine refrigerators in five cities and three states. Yesterday, while I was waiting for the microwave to tell me my dinner was ready, it’s simple profoundness struck me again.
Anyone can count the seeds in an apple, but only God can count the apples in a seed.
Isn’t that comforting? It means God knows your future. He values your fruitfulness capabilities. Our Lord knows how much fruit you can bear from the little seeds you plant in your day, even if you don’t. The advice to a friend, the smile to a stranger, the kind word to a service clerk, the held hand and wiped tear. None of it is in vain. What you teach your children by example, or your grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Even the wiggly kid who always sits in the pew in front of you.
Long after we are gone, our seeds will still grow. Our efforts will multiply.
Paul knew it. He told the Corinthian church, I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow. (ICor 3:6) Over two thousand years later, it still is growing. Paul’s letters convert hearts and strengthen faiths daily, maybe even hourly.
So keep planting, my friend. God knows what will happen.
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