Planted Seeds
Ever fall in love with a new song as soon as you hear it…only to find out it’s not new at all? And you say, “How come I never heard this before?” when in reality you have…many times.
I heard such a song on the radio the other night while driving in my car. Immediately I said, “Wow, great song—beautiful guitar accompaniment, powerful message behind the lyrics. Who sings this? I want it.” I searched online and realized it’s Chris Tomlin’s Mighty is the Power of the Cross from his “Arriving” album. Wait, I have that somewhere.
I dusted off the storage container of old CDs. Sure enough, there it was. It was a gift I received about eight years ago. I remember how I used to listen to it all the time—over and over again. But for some reason, I just don’t recall being into this particular song. But now, as I’m re-discovering it, I can’t stop listening to it. So, why is it connecting with me in such a strong way this time…years later?
The Word of God works in the same way. Sometimes—many times—it seems boring, irrelevant. I don’t get it. But if we study the Bible continually, meditate on it day and night, and obey all that is written in it (Joshua 1:8, paraphrased), God will reveal himself to us—sometimes immediately, but more often than not it will come later…when we least expect it.
The seeds He plants in our hearts need time to sprout and grow. And when that happens, like the song, we’ll fall in love with it and be greatly blessed by it. But that won’t happen if we don’t consistently spend time in God’s Word and give Him the chance to plant the seeds in our hearts in the first place.
Copyright 2014 Tony Yang. All rights reserved.
I heard such a song on the radio the other night while driving in my car. Immediately I said, “Wow, great song—beautiful guitar accompaniment, powerful message behind the lyrics. Who sings this? I want it.” I searched online and realized it’s Chris Tomlin’s Mighty is the Power of the Cross from his “Arriving” album. Wait, I have that somewhere.
I dusted off the storage container of old CDs. Sure enough, there it was. It was a gift I received about eight years ago. I remember how I used to listen to it all the time—over and over again. But for some reason, I just don’t recall being into this particular song. But now, as I’m re-discovering it, I can’t stop listening to it. So, why is it connecting with me in such a strong way this time…years later?
The Word of God works in the same way. Sometimes—many times—it seems boring, irrelevant. I don’t get it. But if we study the Bible continually, meditate on it day and night, and obey all that is written in it (Joshua 1:8, paraphrased), God will reveal himself to us—sometimes immediately, but more often than not it will come later…when we least expect it.
The seeds He plants in our hearts need time to sprout and grow. And when that happens, like the song, we’ll fall in love with it and be greatly blessed by it. But that won’t happen if we don’t consistently spend time in God’s Word and give Him the chance to plant the seeds in our hearts in the first place.
Copyright 2014 Tony Yang. All rights reserved.
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