5 And Joshua said to the people, Sanctify yourselves [that is, separate yourselves for a special holy purpose], for tomorrow the Lord will do wonders among you. —Joshua 3:5 (AMP)
5 Joshua told the people, “Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the LORD will do amazing things among you.” —Joshua 3:5 (NIV)
They needed to
that in this change they will
remain the same.
They needed to
what would hinder them from experiencing God’s
for your Iife.
The needed to add to their lives what
makes available.
31 He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. 32 Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds come and perch in its branches.” —Matthew 13:31-32 (NIV)
35 33 Some skeptic is sure to ask, “Show me how resurrection works. Give me a diagram; draw me a picture. What does this ‘resurrection body’ look like?” If you look at this question closely, you realize how absurd it is. There are no diagrams for this kind of thing. We do have a parallel experience in gardening. You plant a “dead” seed; soon there is a flourishing plant. There is no visual likeness between seed and plant. You could never guess what a tomato would look like by looking at a tomato seed. What we plant in the soil and what grows out of it don’t look anything alike. The dead body that we bury in the ground and the resurrection body that comes from it will be dramatically different. —1 Corinthians 15:35-38 (MSG)
The Creator has built into that seed what He wants it to become.
6 My job was to plant the seed, and Apollos was called to water it. Any growth comes from God, —1 Corinthians 3:6 (VOICE)
Any growth comes from
. And even if seeds are inherently dumb, they always do what the Master tells them to do.
29 If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise. —Galatians 3:29 (NIV)
“You can do two things with pumpkin seeds. Eat them, an excellent source of protein, or plant them. and watch a successful seed bring back 100 more.” —- Seth Godin
Is our seed all for our personal consumption, or is it also about planting a portion of it?
24 Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds. —John 12:24 (NIV)
Unless we are willing to plant it, it does not
.
God gives us
. Some of it is used for consumption. Other seed that He has given us is planted where He
us to plant it.
24 Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.
—John 12:24 (NIV)