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There’s a man who I consider a friend named Brian Hardin. I’ve spoken of him before in this blog because he is responsible for the Daily Audio Bible and Daily Audio Proverb podcasts. It’s perfect for today’s busy society because people can throw it on an iPod and listen at work or in the car or while just walking through the day.
Recently, Brian told a story about his father who was a pastor and how his father had an impact on his life. In that story, he shared about how his father’s aunt had been the one that lead his father to Christ which led to the impact on Brian’s life and how it’s all connected together. It was a great reminder to me that we do things every single day that plant seeds where God can grow people into many different parts of the body of Christ. It’s not you and I who can make the growth…that’s only God…but we have to plant the seeds and water them.
It’s a lesson that can easily be missed in 1 Corinthians during the passage where Paul is warning against divisions in the church. In the midst of his teaching on the subject, he says in 1 Corinthians 3:6 (ESV):
It’s a pattern that’s been here since Jesus himself walked the Earth. Someone plants the seed of God’s truth by sharing the gospel with them. Other people come alongside that person to water the seed by talking about the gospel and working through questions the person has about the gospel. God provides those opportunities for people to be His light in the world…and what makes a plant grow? Light!
I think of Brian and the seeds that he plants daily through the DAB and DAP. I know that he’s planted seeds in my life because I start every morning listening to the DAB and having God’s word planted within me. There have been over seven million downloads of Brian’s podcast and that’s over seven million seeds that have been planted by Brian. So to take Brian’s chain further, his aunt led his dad to Christ…that’s one on one. His father was a pastor to several churches and planted seeds in thousands of lives including his son Brian. Now Brian has planted over seven million seeds and in most cases he’ll never see the growth that God is going to bring although I hope that today if he sees this blog he’ll know that God’s grown seeds he’s planted here.
So today when you’re talking to a friend about Christ or you give a sandwich to a homeless person or when you stuff envelopes to raise money for the church’s muffin bake sale you’re planting a seed that someday might bring a harvest seven million fold.
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