The Watermelon Seed

It is 1925, and William Jennings Bryan, the great Secretary of State, Congressman, and prosecutor of the famous Scopes trial, has taught a Bible study on the amazing creations of God. His curiosity was piqued by the simplicity of the watermelon seed.  

   It has the power of drawing from the ground

and through itself

   200,000 times its weight. When you can tell me how it takes the material and out of it colors an outside surface beyond the imitation of art...

He saw the watermelon seed for what it is- a mystery and miracle of God. One could say the same for poppy seeds, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds. The following Scripture represents every species of seed:

   God said, "Let the land sprout with vegetation-every sort of seed-bearing plant, and trees that grow seed-bearing fruit. Genesis 1:11.



The simple seed is one of the most miraculous acts of God. Hildegard of Bingen wrote, "God is the good, and all things which proceed from God are good." Even the watermelon seed. How are we celebrating the mysterious and miraculous acts of God that are before us in simple measure? How are we striving to understand this God of mystery and miracle?

(William Jennings Bryan, "Watermelon," Bible.org, May 7, 2024) (Quotations of Hildegard of Bingen, Spirituality and Practice)

Blessings,

Pastor Jim