Good Morning Friends,
“Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A
man reaps what he sows. The one who sows to please his sinful nature, from that
nature will reap destruction; the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the
Spirit will reap eternal life. Let us
not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest
if we do not give up. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all
people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.” (Galatians
6:7-10)
It is a principle that God built into the
world: you reap what you sow. Sow corn, reap corn. Sow wheat, reap wheat. What
a weird natural world it would be if you sowed corn and did not know what kind
of crop you would be able to reap at harvest time!
It works in the spiritual world, too. Sow
those things which come from our own sinful nature and you reap the natural
harvest from them, and it is not good. Sow those things which come from the
Spirit, and you reap the natural harvest from them, and it is very good. This
is not a works oriented salvation, it is just a natural principle. We’ve all
seen it at work. Give in to the temptations toward sin and you reap more and
more trouble. Pursue the spiritual disciplines, the direction of the Lord, and
obedience to Him and you reap more and more spiritual growth and a deeper
relationship with God.
There’s one more area Paul mentions in which
this principle works: personal relationships. Do good to others and the general
rule is that you will reap good back from them. Do evil to others and the
general rule is that you will reap evil back from them. We’ve all seen and
experienced exceptions to the rule, but the general principle is still valid.
Treat others like you would want to be treated, and generally you will find
them reciprocating.
You reap what you sow, it is a general principle
of life. So, the key question is, what are you sowing?
His, by Grace,
Steve
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