You are what you Plant

Do You Understand A Seed?

Every seed has a shell and a heart. So do God's people. Our body is the shell that surrounds our eternal heart. If we better understand a seed, we can better understand resurrection and our future resurrection body.

1. The whole seed does not die; only the shell dies.

When the shell of the seed dissolves in the ground, the life is released from the seed's heart. So it is with our physical body. When a believer dies and is placed in the ground, only the body decays. The heart (spirit and soul) goes to the Lord, waiting for the day of resurrection. The heart is eternal and cannot die.

2. The new plant comes from the heart of the seed.
If you plant an acorn, the shell dies, releasing the heart to begin a tree. The bark, trunk, limbs, leaves, and acorns of the emerging tree come from the heart of the planted seed. In a similar way, our resurrection body will come from our eternal heart. Our resurrection body will be eternal because it comes from the eternal part of our being.

3. Every seed has an image in its heart.

Many seeds look alike from the outside. Only by planting them can we discover the image that was in the heart. The image is released when the shell of the seed dies.

4. The image in a seed is fixed.

The image in the heart of a seed can never be altered. At the resurrection, whatever image is in our heart will determine our rewards in eternity. In resurrection, every Christian will be different. Some will shine as the sun, others as the moon, and the great majority as the different stars in the heavens. (1 Corinthians 15:41, 42) However, while we are still alive on earth, the image in our heart can be changed each day by the Word of God and prayer, transforming us into the very image of Jesus Christ.
2 Corinthians3:18
You should always send your seed ahead of you.