John 15:7-8 says this,
“If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.”
Next, Jesus shared one of the most important truths of this parable. He said, “The seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how.” This is an amazing statement. No one knows how a seed works.
Man, with all his understanding, has not unlocked the miracle of a seed. Things can be made that look like a seed, taste like a seed, and have the exact chemical elements as a seed, but if it’s planted, it still won’t grow. For thousands of years, people have planted seeds and reaped harvests without understanding how it all works.
I don’t understand how the seed of God’s Word planted in our hearts works either, and I can’t explain how reading God’s Word differs from reading the words of some other book. I don’t comprehend it all, but I know it works. I’ve experienced the supernatural life that God’s Word imparts.
The Word is a seed that contains the very life of God. When it’s planted in your heart and left there, it will release that life. The only effort on your part is to take the time and make the effort to plant the seed. Then, the godly change you’re looking for comes effortlessly as the seed of His Word takes root in your heart.
This is such a simple truth that most people have missed it. Many are looking for some spectacular encounter with the Lord that will transform their lives instantly. They want to microwave their miracle rather than allow the time for the seed to produce fruit.
Some are even willing to spend hours in prayer asking for a miracle instead of planting the Word of God in their hearts, which in time would produce the miracle. Prayer is what water and fertilizer are to a seed. They help the Word release its life. But if you haven’t planted the seed, it doesn’t matter how much water and fertilize you apply, the soil still won’t produce fruit. It’s the seed that has life!
Prayer is not a substitute for planting the seed of God’s Word in your heart. Prayer without the Word is religious at best and complaining at worst.
