God created the seed, as He created the earth, by His word. By His word He gave it power to grow and multiply. He said, "Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth; and it was so. . . : And God saw that it was good." Gen. 1:11, 12. It is that word which still causes the seed to grow. Every 81 seed that sends up its green blade to the sunlight declares the wonder-working power of that word uttered by Him who "spake, and it was"; who "commanded, and it stood fast." Ps. 33:9.

Kristus lærte sine disciple at bede: "Giv os i dag vort daglige brød," og idet han pegede på blomsterne, gav han dem følgende forvisning: "Klæder da Gud således græsset på marken, ..... skulle han så ikke meget snarere klæde jer?" Kristus virker hele tiden for at kunne besvare denne bøn og for at opfylde dette løfte. Der er stadig en usynlig kraft, der virker som menneskets tjener for at skaffe det føde og klæder Herren benytter mange midler for at få frøet, der tilsyneladende er kastet bort, til at blive til en levende plante, og han sørger for at den får alt, hvad den behøver for at frembringe frugt og modnes til høsten. Alt tildeles i rette forhold og beskrives så smukt af salmisten: