1 John 3 9 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.
The seed of God is in his children. Given an intelligent and hard-working farmer, it will thrive and grow up to God, whose seed it is; and accordingly, its fruits will be flavored by the nature of God. Pear seeds grow in pear trees, nut seeds into nut trees, and God seed into God....
The word "seed" is used often in the Bible in connection with believers. In Galatians 3:29 we're called "Abrahams seed"; and in 1 Peter 1:23 we're told that we've been born of imperishable seed.
In Matthew 13, Jesus tells the parable of the farmer who sowed seed, some of which was eaten of birds, some which fell on rocky places or among thorns, and some of which fell on good soil where it produced a crop - a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown.
God has sown seed in our hearts. What kind of harvest does He expect? Certainly He looks for a pleasing crop from us - and one way of gauging how well we've sprouted is by the fruit of what we are doing. If we do what Jesus would do, God knows the seed has landed in good soil...soil marked by a tender heart and a humble spirit.
Matthew 13 3 And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow; 4 And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up: 5 Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth: 6 And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away. 7 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them: 8 But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold. 9 Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. 10 And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables? 11 He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
