The Pollination of God's Word

by Charlene Jamison


We can find God in everything and I mean that literally. Everything of life testifies of Him. One illustration I will show you will be through flowers and pollination. This fascinating procedure has a wonderful testimony of our relationship with Christ and others.

What is pollination? It is the transfer of pollen from a stamen (male part) to a pistil (female part). A flower has both reproductive parts. The seeds are made at the bottom base of the pistil which is called an ovule and pollination starts the production of the seeds.


Flowers need to attract other animals to help them carry their pollen to another plant. Some examples of animals who help with pollination are humming birds, bees, butterflies, moths, flies, and so forth. What's interesting is that those animals are usually unaware of it. They land on the flower because it's bright colors and sweet smell attracts them. The pollen sticks onto them as they rub against the stamens. The pollen goes with them from plant to plant.


This gave me a wonderful illustration of evangelism and spreading the gospel. As flowers, are we bright and cheerful so we may attract others to see the light of God within us? Do we have a sweet smelling savor, which are kind words that come out of our mouths? We should evaluate ourselves whether we draw others unto us.

This is an opportunity for us to place our 'pollen' onto them, and plant seeds in their lives. God's Word never comes back void. Unbeknown to the person you touch, they will carry it with them wherever they go. Touching one life can reach many more down the road. You'll never see quite how many more flowers bloom in God's garden because of your testimony.




"So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper [in the thing] whereto I sent it." Isaiah 55:11









Charlene is a deaf mom of two boys, one being hard of hearing. Her heart for God shines through her life and she has the 'law of kindness' in her words. She has her Bachelors Degree in Social and Behavioral Sciences, writes for AGMinistries, and you can read more about her at 'Bring on the Rain'.

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Life Giving Son-Light

by Mrs. Martha

Someone once asked me what I liked about leaves and it was difficult for me to choose just one answer! Did you know caterpillars dine on leaves for nutrition and they even use the leaves as shelter for their cocoon before they emerge as stunning butterflies, isn't that amazing?! I also adore how leaves add art to the streets of my home town, especially during the Fall.

As a child, I often gazed at the leaves and watched them gently sway to the ground. Their colours were vibrant; a variety of orange, yellow, and brown. Every now and then, a breeze would collect the leaves and swirl them in a circular motion... creating an illusion of fire in the wind.

This beautiful display caused me to ponder quite a few things, what caused the leaves to shed their green hue for an orange tint during Autumn? Why would the leaves eventually wilt off the protective branches only to be trampled upon the cold ground? It didn't make sense to me and my young inquiring mind could not rest until I found a scientific explanation:

Plants use sunlight to turn water and carbon dioxide into glucose. Glucose is a kind of sugar. Plants use glucose as food for energy and as a building block for growing. The way plants turn water and carbon dioxide into sugar is called photosynthesis. That means "putting together with light." A chemical called chlorophyll helps make photosynthesis happen. Chlorophyll is what gives plants their green color.

When winter comes, the woody parts of trees and shrubs can survive the cold. The above ground parts of herbaceous plants (leaves, stalks) will die off, but underground parts (roots, bulbs) will remain alive. - Source: Science Made Simple

With this new found knowledge embedded within me, I could not help but compare leaves with our relationship with the Almighty God. The leaves turn into the direction towards the sun to receive it's nutrients. Leaves then turn into a vivid color of green which represents life. As Christians, we need to turn to the Son and receive his life giving nutrients. Without Him, we will turn into autumn leaves that dry up, fade and fall into the world where it is trampled and swept away in the wind.

God gives us a wonderful example of our walk with Him with leaves. Do we want to shine brightly in the sun, provide a place of shelter for others even through stormy times? Or do we want to hang on weakly, quickly falling down to the ground from the impact of a single rain drop? Lets embrace God during our every waking moment, arm ourselves with the Truth, and allow God to fill our souls with his life-giving Son-light!

"And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper." -Psalm 1:3 (KJV)




Mrs. Martha is a married Christian lady and mother of one son. She loves the Lord and is on a journey of falling in love with her Saviour each and every day. She blogs at FlyAwayBirdie.

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