Gone to Seed

There is a old expression "gone to seed" often applied to lawns but can refer to any plant allowed to grow untended, uncared for, beyond it's normal purpose. It has been applied to people and other things at times when they appear neglected.

I thought of that term the other night at Bible study when Pastor David quoted Philipians "He is faithful who has begun a good work in you, who also will complete it..."

God is not about to let you "go to seed". Like a good farmer who plowed the field, planted, fertilized (sorry if I get the order wrong), He is not about to walk away from the investment. HIS WORD is the seed and HIS SPIRIT is living (fertilizer?) in us, there is no way HE is going to break His promise, much less be so foolish as to waste the start time and then just give up.

His seed growing up in us is according to a plan that was designed before the creation of the universe. Another aspect Jesus says that as the Good Shepherd He leaves the 99 to look for the 1 lost. Do you realize there must be a gap time between the 1 getting lost and the search being initiated?

It isn't that we have exceeded God's love, or escaped his grace but like the Prodicol Son we are allowed time to come to ourselves and realize what we had, what we lost, what we need to get back and who to get it from.

Meanwhile back at the ranch, the Father was already waiting for us to call (1JN 1:9) actively seeking us before we knew we were lost.

The point being He planted seed in us expecting a harvest, and He will get a harvest. IS. 55, says, His word will not return void but will achieve its purpose, we just don't know the extent of that purpose. With the armor of God we are to do all to stand, so stand because no matter what false images the enemy tries to blind us with, God is not done.