Good Morning Friends,
“But Israel has rejected what is good; an
enemy will pursue him. They set up kings without my consent; they choose
princes without my approval. With their silver and gold they make idols for themselves
to their own destruction. Throw out your calf-idol, O Samaria! My anger burns against
them. How long will they be incapable of purity? They are from Israel! This
calf -- a craftsman has made it; it is not God. It will be broken in pieces,
that calf of Samaria. They sow the wind and reap the whirlwind. The stalk has
no head; it will produce no flour. Were it to yield grain, foreigners would
swallow it up. Israel is swallowed up; now she is among the nations like a
worthless thing.” (Hosea 8:3-8)
You reap what you sow. That is a universal
principle established by God and built into His creation. Paul declared it to
the Galatians, “Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he
sows.” (Galatians 6:7)
The history of Israel is an illustration of
that universal principle. Israel took what God set before them and turned away
from it. They thought they were choosing something better. They thought they
were choosing freedom from restraints and the pursuit of pleasure. In the end,
they would see the worthlessness of what they had chosen. “They sow the wind
and reap the whirlwind.”
Sometimes the way of the world seems easier
and more pleasant at the moment. But it is the wrong path. In the end it will
result in a harvest of death, pain, heartache, and hell. Their choice looked so
good to them at the time. In the end they would realize they were just grasping
at air!
The way of the Lord can sometimes be a
difficult path. But it is the right path. In the end it will result in a
harvest of righteousness, eternal life in heaven, and abundant life on earth. When
you choose the Lord, in the end you'll still be clinging to the Rock -- not
grasping at air!
His, by Grace,
Steve
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