More About The Seed

For anyone who has ever planted a garden, there is no need to explain about weeds, and just how prolific they seem to be! I've often said that if we could come up with vegetable seeds that were as tenacious as weeds, we would solve the world hunger problem in short order!

But, here's the truth that I wish to convey in this posting: Spiritual weeds are just as tenacious, and they will assuredly choke out the good seed if we fail to regularly tend to them!

Just where do the seeds of these destructive weeds come from? The answer is that they are borne about in the winds of our everyday activities; a few words in a conversation, a song with carnal lyrics, a movie of TV program, perhaps something that we are reading- as we can see, these seeds are ever present, and they are seeking a place where they can take root!

This is why Peter warns us to "be sober, be vigilant", because he knew that our adversary, the devil, is always on the prowl, looking for anyplace where he can plant his seeds to steal, kill and destroy!

We dare not take this lightly! We must daily evaluate what has been sown into our lives, and eliminate the bad, while nurturing the good. Just plain common sense gardening practices!

Make no mistake about it; the things we are considering have grave and eternal consequences! And, the tragic reality is that much of the Church no longer sees the destructive nature of these weeds!

As an example, consider the Church of just one generation ago. "Sin" wasn't a bad word to be avoided, but a label which was boldly placed upon those things that were known to be destructive. For those of you who are old enough to remember; how many of those things, known to wrong, are no longer considered to be "all that bad."?

Sin is still deadly, it has but one wage to pay. God still requires holiness of those who have a legitimate hope of heaven, and we are still to keep our hearts with all diligence, because out of it flows the issues of life.

God Bless