In Genesis 1:26-28, it says: “And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to everything that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so. And God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.”
The part of this verse that I want you to pay close attention to is the last part, verse 28, where it says: “Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it.” When I was younger, I misunderstood this verse. I read it, as we all did, “God said, Be fruitful and multiply,” so I thought, “Okay, when I grow up, I’ll get married and have many children because that’s what God wants me to do, to be fruitful and multiply my family.”
As I got older, I understood better what this verse means. God says to be fruitful and multiply, and the Bible says, what God commands, God provides. So, if God is saying to be fruitful, it means that within each of us, He has planted one or several seeds, and these seeds are the gifts and talents we have, which we must use to solve a problem that God has on Earth. Whenever God wants to solve a problem, He does something very simple: He gives birth to a child in a specific place, putting a seed, a specific gift or talent, into that child so that each individual is assigned to solve a specific problem. So, the seed within us makes us unique because there is no one else in the world who possesses exactly the same seed as you do. Therefore, God says to be fruitful and multiply, but the key is this: within each of us, there are seeds, gifts, and talents that we must use to solve a specific problem.
And here’s an important thing. When we find our passions and refine them, we begin to bear fruit. The seed that God has planted in us is what makes us unique and enables us to solve a specific problem. So, if you’re wondering sometimes how to know what God has put in you, how to know what the seed is that God has planted in you, well, start by asking yourself: what are you most passionate about? What bothers you the most? Usually, that’s where you should start because that’s where your seed is, your gift, your purpose to solve problems.
The power of the seed is that everything God has given us in life allows us to produce a tree. Look at the mango seed. The seed was placed in the soil, received the nutrients it needed from sunlight, water, fertilizer, suitable soil, and grew into a tree that bears fruit. Now, the mango tree has something unique: when it produces fruit, it doesn’t need to move to offer its fruit to someone. It simply produces the fruit, and people come to it to pick them.
God tells us to be fruitful and multiply. He wants us to focus on producing our fruit, not selling them or making people come to us to pick them. We must focus on putting ourselves in the right environment to become fruitful trees, and then, naturally, people will come to us to harvest the fruit that will serve the world.
The power of the seed is that when we produce our fruit, we reproduce ourselves in each fruit we serve. Each fruit has a seed within it, and when people consume our fruits, they receive the seed we planted in them. Just as each of us has received the teachings and impact of others who planted seeds in our lives, we must serve our fruits so that we can reproduce our legacy and impact others.
The power of the seed leads us to plant our seeds with a greater purpose than ourselves. It is not just about reaping the benefits for ourselves but creating a lasting legacy that will serve future generations. What we plant now is not just for ourselves but for the good of all.
The power of the seed also teaches us not to compete with other people who have similar gifts and talents. Each person is unique, and our seeds are unique. We must focus on producing our fruits in the best way possible, serving the world with our gifts and talents, without worrying about competing with others.
“No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. Each tree is recognized by its own fruit. People do not pick figs from thornbushes, or grapes from briers. A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.” Luke 6:43-45
Mango trees (or other fruit trees) do not compete with each other because each one produces its own fruit. Similarly, we do not need to compare or compete with others but focus on becoming fruitful trees, producing the fruit that God has planted in us.
Each of us has a unique purpose and a unique seed. We must strive to produce our fruits in the best way possible, serving the world with our gifts and talents. When we follow our principles and live in our purpose, success is predictable, and our fruits will be valuable in solving problems and positively impacting the world.
Each of us has a unique purpose and a unique seed. We should strive to produce our fruits in the best possible way, serving the world with our gifts and talents. When we follow our principles and live in our purpose, success becomes predictable, and our fruits will be valuable in solving problems and positively impacting the world.
Success is predictable, but we must do our part by serving our gifts and talents to the world. We must place ourselves in the right environment, nurture our seed, and dedicate ourselves to the purpose that God has placed in our hearts. Success is not a matter of luck, but of following God’s principles and producing valuable fruits that serve humanity.
The power of the seed teaches us not only to seek benefits for ourselves but to serve our fruits to the world, positively impacting the lives of others. When we plant our seed and produce our fruits, we are creating a lasting legacy that will continue to serve future generations, even when we are no longer here.
We should focus on leaving a lasting legacy, planting all our seeds and nurturing them so that we can replicate ourselves in each fruit we serve. Success is not just about achieving our personal goals but creating a lasting positive impact that continues to serve humanity.
While we are here, we don’t need to see the tree grow because that is the task of all those we impact. Steve Jobs left behind an organization that is still functioning, able to produce products because of the seeds he planted. So, whether present or not, my goal from now on is to die empty, planting all my seeds and nurturing them to ensure that the tree that grows can serve humanity in the missions to come. And I hope never to see the fruits I produce; indeed, I hope, because I feel that there are certain things or certain fruits that were not meant for me to see. My role is only to plant those seeds. Therefore, I encourage you, the gift that is within you, the seed that is within you, first put yourself in the right environment, it may be necessary to distance yourself from certain friends, distance yourself from certain relationships, put yourself in an environment that nourishes your seed so that your tree can grow and your fruits can be produced.
“Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. Some fell on rocky ground, and when it came up, the plants withered because they had no moisture. Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up with it and choked the plants. Still, other seed fell on good soil. It came up and yielded a crop, a hundred times more than was sown.” – Mark 4:3-8
“This is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God. The seeds along the path are those who hear, but then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved. The seeds on the rocky ground are those who receive the word with joy when they hear it, but they have no root. They believe for a while, but in the time of testing, they fall away. The seeds that fell among thorns stand for those who hear, but as they go on their way, they are choked by life’s worries, riches, and pleasures, and they do not mature. But the seeds on the good soil stand for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop.” – Luke 8:11-15
