1 Corinthians 2:1-6  I, when I came to you, brothers, did not come proclaiming to you  the testimony of God  with lofty speech or wisdom. For I decided to know nothing among you  except Jesus Christ and him crucified.  And I was with you in weakness  and in fear and much trembling,  and my speech and my message  were not in plausible words of wisdom,  but in demonstration  of the Spirit and of power,  so that your faith might not rest  in the wisdom of men  but in the power of God. 2 Corinthians 4:7 But we have this treasure in jars of clay  to show that this all-surpassing power  is from God and not from us. James 1:18 He chose to give us birth   through the word of truth,  that we might be  a kind of first fruits  of all he created. I love the essence of God! His perfume is wonderful! His radiance is glorious!  The Word He sends out: WORKS!  Not in the  wisdom of mere man (our wisdom is flawed) but the PERFECT Power of God!  I say perfect because- our God is perfect in everything He does!  There is no flaw in Him! This wonderful Word we talk about: this Good News, of Jesus Christ and His cross and resurrection is the beginning of our faith.  Our seed starts changing.   To the believer the harvest begins! God provides the seed.  It is up to us to take it, plant it, water it, and harvest it.   2 Cor 9:10 says; Now He who supplies the seed to the sower, and bread for food, will also supply and increase your store of seed, and will enlarge the harvest of your harvest.   Romans 12:3 says God gives us a measure of faith!   There is not one man who hasn’t had God’s seed planted in Him.  However, it takes that one man to do something with the seed!  When you do something man-  like plant it in your heart (God’s word, God’s love, anything- everything pertaining to God) is when wisdom grows.  God’s wisdom, not mans!  The Power of God grows in us, through our faith in Christ Jesus!  No man can come to the Father except through Jesus Christ; scripture says.  We are the special ones!  We grow! It’s spring time right now.  All the little seedlings are doing something right now!  I pass by this field of nothing but yellow flowers.  But they are not just any flower, they are yellow mustard flowers attached to mustard greens.  The field started out brown, because the grown was plowed. Then the rains came.  My field of faith (as I call it) began to bloom.  The whole lot of many acres was bright yellow, front to back, side to side of brilliant yellow!  The seed did something, it trusted God to take care of it; and God did!  God watered it, nourished it, and enjoyed the blooms and joy of His beautiful creation.  He does the same for us.  We have a seed- the Word of God (Himself)- planted in us.  This Word is HOPE, and without this hope, we perish!   Our FAITH is revealed, uncovered by God, and love starts to grow.   Christ in me, the Hope of glory!  Listen to this scripture:  Romans 1:17 says: For I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ.  It is the power of God at work,  saving everyone who believes—the Jew first and also the Gentile. This Good News tells us  how God makes us right in his sight.  This is accomplished from start to finish by faith.  As the Scriptures say, “It is through faith that a righteous person has life.”  The just shall live by faith! In closing,  Let’s revisit 2 Cor 4:7, and James 1:18.   We are the jars of clay, scripture is referring to.  And we are the ones who God gives this special birth.  The ones who believe, are God’s special treasure.  The ones who are the doers of the word.  A seed can do nothing by itself in the package.  But planted, it can grow into something lovely.  It can bear fruit!  It can help feed others.  I AM NOT ASHAMED OF THE GOSPEL- FOR IT IS THE POWER OF GOD!  FOR IT IS THE SALVATION TO EVERYONE WHO BELIEVES. IN IT, IS THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD REVEALED—- FROM FAITH TO FAITH…  THE JUST SHALL LIVE BY FAITH…THE RIGHTEOUS SHALL LIVE BY FAITH.  Praise God, He sees me(us) this way- - -   r i g h e t o u s!!!! Faith to faith (in my humble opinion) is my faith in God, to God’s faith in me.   God has faith in me- to do His will! He trusts me!  Or....faith from one level to a higher level IN God!  (same thing!) His faith in me is unfathomable, just as abundant as He is!  As I believe in Him, and believe all He says: my FAITH GROWS… I can REST.. because it is GOD’S POWER that is working in me!  I do not have to rely on my man wisdom- or my man thoughts to get me by.   But RELY on God all the way- to take care of my seed, my plant, my tree and all God does for me.  ALL for His Glory!  Hallelujah!!! LORD, BLESS YOUR SEED TODAY.  FATHER, BLESS OUR FAITH.  HELP US TO TRUST YOU UNCONDITIONALLY. HELP US TO REALIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF YOUR WORD- WHICH IS THE SEED YOU HAVE PLANTED IN US, AND THE MEASURE OF FAITH YOU HAVE GIVEN TO US-  YOU TRUST US- TO PRESERVE YOUR WORD, TO HONOR IT, TO RESPECT IT, AND TO EVEN LIVE IT IN OUR LIVES-  FOR WE ARE RE-PRESENTING YOU JESUS CHRIST, WE ARE PRESENTING THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD, AND WE ARE NOT ASHAMED!!! NO, WE ARE NOT ASHAMED OF YOU.  LIKE PAUL, HELP US TO SPREAD YOUR GOOD NEWS TO OTHERS.  BLESS THE WORDS OF OUR MOUTH, (THE WORDS OF MY FINGERTIPS) AND THANK YOU THAT YOUR WORD- YOUR VERY WORD- PROSPERS!  AS YOU SEND IT OUT- IT WILL BEAR FRUIT!  IT WILL ACCOMPLISH ALL YOU WANT IT TO, AND IT WILL BRING FORTH SALVATION.  PLEASE BLESS YOUR JARS OF CLAY TODAY ABBA, WE ASK.  THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORD THAT WILL NOT RETURN TO YOU EMPTY- BUT WITH BLESSINGS TO THE BELIEVER…FROM FAITH TO FAITH…  IN JESUS NAME, WE PRAY TO BELIEVE TO RECEIVE, IN AGREEMENT WE SAY:  “AMEN JESUS”  AMEN!