Seven Seeds Paradigm
The 7 Seeds reveal profound truths about our identity, as Scripture declares "For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb" (Psalm 139:13). Each seed in creation produces effects that build up and edify, reflecting how "we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works" (Ephesians 2:10).
Just as each seed undergoes transformation to produce its fruit, we too are transformed by God's Spirit. The Olive when pressed produces virgin oil, symbolizing the anointing that comes through trials (James 1:2-4). The Wheat when sifted and fired produces fresh bread, representing how God refines us (Malachi 3:3). Grapes in the vat become vintage wine, illustrating how pressure produces character (Romans 5:3-4).
These are not mere symbols in nature but hold prophetic truth, as written: "The creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed" (Romans 8:19). These truths await discovery by those who, like the sons of Adam and daughters of Eve, seek to return to intimate fellowship with God, for "Now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face" (1 Corinthians 13:12).
We are in the world but not of it (John 17:16), of the Garden but not in it. As Jesus taught, we are sent into the world to take dominion and rule but "not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit" (Zechariah 4:6). We impact through understanding the divine design of human nature, for "The human spirit is the lamp of the LORD that sheds light on one's inmost being" (Proverbs 20:27). This reflects the Father's design from our mother's womb, for we are created in His image (Genesis 1:27)...
decoded by Moses in the tabernacle, where God said "I will meet with you and give you all my commands" (Exodus 25:22)
defined by Paul in the early church through "the wisdom God has given us to understand" (1 Corinthians 2:7)
predicted by Jesus in the apocalypse, declaring "I am making everything new!" (Revelation 21:5)
Wheat* - Law of Israel - didasko. Wheat represents spiritual nourishment and divine instruction in Scripture. As Jesus said in John 6:35, "I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry." Just as wheat in the West and rice in the East are essential staples we cannot live without, so too is God's Word our daily bread (Matthew 4:4). The process of wheat being crushed into flour and transformed through fire into bread parallels how sound doctrine shapes and empowers us. This agricultural metaphor appears throughout Scripture - from the grain offerings in Leviticus 2, to Jesus' parables about wheat (Matthew 13:24-30), to Paul's teaching that "the worker who treads out the grain" is worthy of their wages (1 Timothy 5:18). Just as grain must be processed to become life-giving bread, doctrine must be studied, internalized and applied to establish God's work in our lives (2 Timothy 3:16-17).
Barley* - Glory of Israel - deaconiea. Barley represents excellence and faithfulness in serving God's purposes. This grain features prominently in Scripture through exemplary figures like Ruth, whose dedication was demonstrated when she gleaned in Boaz's barley fields (Ruth 2:23), and Gideon, who received divine confirmation through a dream of a barley loaf (Judges 7:13-14). These and other heroes in the hall of faith demonstrate the elemental spirit of excellence that executes God's perfect will. As seen in Ruth 3:15, where she received six measures of barley as a promise of provision, and in 2 Kings 4:42-44, where twenty barley loaves were multiplied to feed a hundred men, barley symbolizes faithful service and supernatural provision. The spirit of excellence associated with barley is further illustrated in Daniel's life, where Scripture records that "an excellent spirit, knowledge, understanding, interpreting of dreams, solving of riddles, and explaining of enigmas were found in this Daniel" (Daniel 5:11-12). This same spirit of excellence enabled Joseph to govern Egypt (Genesis 41:39-40) and Daniel to serve in Babylon's court, demonstrating how godly excellence manifests in practical service.
