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God while announcing His different punishments to be given to Adam and Eve after their fall into sin, told Satan that He would put enmity between Satan and the seed of Eve, and that the seed of Eve shall have power to bruise the head of Satan. Satan can only bruise the heel of the seed of Eve. Theologians agree that the ability given to the seed of Eve to bruise or crush the head of Satan allotted a higher power to the seed of Eve. It means the seed of Eve can crush the head of satan to death. This possibly means destroying satan’s major powers. Every seed of crops, trees, animals and birds are allotted unique power in their inside. Apostle Paul illustrated the power of seed alongside the story of Jesus’ resurrection to drive home his point in 1 Cor. 15 too. This devotional is looking at how powerful every seed is in its uniqueness for reproducing its kinds and types.
The uniqueness of seeds is the power of the seed under discussion. And, the seed is offspring when referring to seed of humans. The phenomenon of the power of the seed is that every seed produces its kind for eternity. Seeds of groundnuts produce themselves after their kinds. Sizes and appearances may vary, but the nature and taste of groundnuts are still maintained. The seeds of pawpaw, mango, cashew, guava and others ever produce their types and kinds. Even when agricultural methods such as grafting and budding are introduced, the characteristics of the seeds whose plant was grafted or budded will still show up. The power of seeds plays out in animals, birds, reptiles etc. which God created. Year in and year out, these beings keep reproducing themselves according to their types and kinds.
All human beings are seeds or offspring from God. Naturally and spiritually, human beings by seed element, carry God’s image and likeness. In types and kinds, human beings and God share in physical features and emotional responses. Naturally, human beings and God have hands, legs, faces, breathe. Emotionally, human beings and God feel hurt, get angry, can be grieved and have decisions changed. Christians believe in the power of seeds also. Christians know that Jesus Christ is Seed of God and all Christians are seeds of Christ because the name, “Christian” means “Christ’s kind” or those behaving like Christ. The devotional, in the next discussion, will be looking at some ways the power of seed reflects in our lives because we are seeds of God.
PRAYER:
HOLY SPIRIT, open me up to knowing my types and kinds I share with God and Jesus Christ. I want to be the exact types and kinds of God’s seed as well as Jesus’ seed in the name of Jesus Christ.
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