They tried to bury us
by Pastor Daron Lindemann
Have you been stepped on, leaving you feeling flattened and unappreciated, down and out? Have you been denied an opportunity you desired, crushing your dream? Have you buried a talent or passion because you’re afraid of expressing it fully or afraid of failure?
These words by Greek poet Dinos Christianopoulos came into my inbox and made me pause: “They tried to bury us. They didn’t know we were seeds.”
Various political and social movements have claimed that statement as a rally cry. Better than that, the truth behind it can be found in the Bible.
“What you sow does not come to life unless it dies. When you sow, you do not plant the body that will be, but just a seed” (1 Corinthians 15:36,37).
Those words are from the Bible’s great resurrection chapter that proclaims victory because Jesus rose from the dead. Jesus was buried, but he came back to life like a seed.
Jesus is the one with the power, not the executive board, not the city council, not the consultants, not the accountants, not the social media comments or even your own delusional feelings that convincingly call you a loser.
They don’t know you’re a seed. Live victoriously today because of Jesus!
Homework: This secular saying about seeds is a life principle that those who don’t yet believe in Jesus can understand. Talk about it with a friend who needs something greater than secular hope—the life-saving power of Jesus. Their name. Right now. Say it. Pray it. Don’t delay it.
