Planting a seed"For as the soil makes the sprout come up and a garden causes seeds to grow, so the Sovereign LORD will make righteousness and praise spring up before all nations." (Isaiah 61:11)Once again it is time for the crops to go in. Once again it is time for the business of the farmers in the fields. Once again it is the time for the slow tractors on the roads. (Sorry, I had to put that one in here!) Once again it is time for our world to slowly change from the grays to the green. It all begins with a seed. With this seed, our world is fed. But it is not an easy task. There is hard work to be done with tending this seed. You know this better than I do. I cannot imagine the days of worrying that go along with tending your crops. But in the end, your harvest may or may not be what you expected — depending on what happened throughout the year. But you know that you did your best, and your best was good enough.Looking at this scenario — it can compare to a Christian life. We are the farmers for Christ. We plant the "seed" of Christ's love in others. We tend to those that accept Christ's love by offering Bible and Sunday school classes, offering opportunities for them to get to know the Christian community more personally, and by becoming their friends in Christ. This is not easy work. First of all, we have to believe what we are telling others. Next we have to develop our own spiritual life by praying and studying the scriptures on our own and with others. Lastly, we have to strive to live our lives as Christ would want us to live. All this hard work may pay off. This work will pay off only if we deliver the "seeds" of God's love to others. So, take your time this week and invite someone to your church. Ask them if they know Jesus as their personal Savior. If they don't, you have some hard but rewarding "farming" ahead of you!