Wind: God’s distributor
Right now the loblolly pine trees are producing pollen cones. The pollen cones are releasing pollen everywhere into the air! We took a video of shaking a pine tree branch in slow motion. It was amazing to watch clouds of pollen come out from it! But where does the pollen go? How does it know where to go? The pollen doesn’t just go to one specific spot, it goes everywhere! But if it is fortunate, some of the pollen may land on a seed cone and fertilize it. This would create a pinecone, which would in turn create pine seeds, which would in turn create more pine trees. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/110615610 (this is a picture of a pine tree branch with pollen cones.)
Do you remember the parable of the sower that Jesus taught in Matthew chapter 13? Both of these nature experiences have a similar story. In the parable of the sower, the sower cast his seed everywhere. Some seed landed by the wayside, others on the rocky path, some among the thorns, and a few fortunate seeds fell upon the good soil. In the same way some pine pollen landed on our cars, others in the creek, others in the yard, but some landed right on a pine seed cone so that it can be fertilized. In our pine pollen situation, what carries the pollen through the air? The wind of course! In the Bible Jesus likens the wind unto the Holy Spirit. He said, “‘ The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit.’” (John 3:8 NKJV) Every pine tree that is born exist because of wind-carried pollen. And every person who is born into the family of God is born because of the wind-like power of the Holy Spirit.
Friends, God has given us a job. In the same way that the pollen cones release their pollen, so we are to release the seeds of truth. The job of the Holy Spirit, who is like the wind, is to take those seeds to the people who need the most. It is our job to spread God‘s love wherever we are. It is up to the Holy Spirit to determine who will be won to Christ by our efforts. Some seeds will go right to peoples hearts, and others will be blown off to the wayside. Only the Holy Spirit, who is the wind, will guide those seeds of truth that we spread to where they need to go. And remember God gives a blessing to those who so beside all waters. (see Isaiah 32:20)
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