Reaping What You Sow

Galatians 6:7-9 (KJV) Says, "Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting."

The above passage of scripture tells us not to fool ourselves into thinking that God will be mocked. This means that we can not outwit God. To disobey God's commands and then escape divine punishment would be to outwit God, and make a mockery of Him and His Word, if we think that is possible we are kidding ourselves. The above passage of scripture goes on to tell us that if we live our lives in a manner that follows and feeds our fleshly desires sowing to the flesh, then we will reap the consequences of that. If we live our lives in a manner that follows the guidance of the Holy Spirit within us, sowing to the Spirit, we will be rewarded with blessings from God.

Often times we hear the phrase "you reap what you sow" spouted at someone as a warning to prevent them from doing something God would not approve of, or when they've done something that was not of good character, and it comes back to haunt them. One would think the knowledge that we reap blessings and rewards when we sow to the Spirit would encourage people to do more in the way of sowing, but that is not necessarily the case. As a matter of fact it is rare to hear the phrase "you reap what you sow" mentioned in the form of  encouragement, when someone sows good seed. Although we should have the desire in our hearts to sow good and plentiful seed of the Spirit it seems some struggle in the area of sowing.

We can sow to the Spirit in so many ways. We can sow to the Spirit by witnessing for God, helping someone in need, sharing an encouraging word, sharing a smile, and the list goes on and on. As I mentioned earlier we should sow to the Spirit out of the desire in our hearts to do so. Many people however seem to become weary in well doing, and give up which the Bible tells us not to do in Galatians 6:9 (KJV) which says, "And let us not be  weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not."

Knowing that we are rewarded for sowing to the Spirit in more ways than I could ever list here, it would be nice if we reminded ourselves that the phrase "you reap what you sow" could be spoken in a positive light more frequently. The more good seed we sow the more blessings and rewards we reap, and the more divine peace, joy, and contentment we have in our lives. We live in a world where many people only think about themselves, and have a sense of entitlement. These people have no idea how much better their lives could be, if they would simply opt to accept Christ as their Savior, allow him to lead, guide, and direct their paths, and begin sowing to the Spirit

If you are one who admits that you have been sowing to the flesh and suffering the consequences, I urge you to make a change immediately and begin sowing to the Spirit. You will be blessed and rewarded whether it is in this earthly life or the eternal life that follows. You will be filled with joy, a divine peace, and a sense of contentment like you have never before known.

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