Chapter 6—Other Lessons from Seed-Sowing
From the work of seed sowing and the growth of the plant from the
seed, precious lessons may be taught in the family and the school. Let
the children and youth learn to recognize in natural things the working
of divine agencies, and they will be enabled to grasp by faith unseen
benefits. As they come to understand the wonderful work of God in
supplying the wants of His great family, and how we are to co-operate
with Him, they will have more faith in God, and will realize more of
His power in their own daily life.
God created the seed, as He created the earth, by His word. By His
word He gave it power to grow and multiply. He said, “Let the earth
bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding
fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth; and it was
so ... and God saw that it was good.”
Genesis 1:11, 12
. It is that word
which still causes the seed to grow. Every seed that sends up its green
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blade to the sunlight declares the wonder-working power of that word
uttered by Him who “spake, and it was”; who “commanded, and it
stood fast.”
Psalm 33:9
.
Christ taught His disciples to pray “Give us this day our daily
bread.” And pointing to the flowers He gave them the assurance, “If
God so clothe the grass of the field, ... shall He not much more clothe
you?”
Matthew 6:11, 30
. Christ is constantly working to answer this
prayer, and to make good this assurance. There is an invisible power
constantly at work as man’s servant to feed and to clothe him. Many
agencies our Lord employs to make the seed, apparently thrown away,
a living plant. And He supplies in due proportion all that is required to
perfect the harvest. In the beautiful words of the psalmist:
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