You Will Reap What You Sow

“Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap. For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.”  Galatians 6:7-8

“Whatever a man sows, this he will also reap” (Gal. 6:7). A man (or woman) reaps what he sows, more than he sows, later than he sows. What kind of seed are you sowing in your life? How many times have you heard someone flippantly say, “He’s just sowing his wild oats”? You see, wild oats are worthless, undesirable.

Again, what kind of seed are you sowing in your life? Seeds of forgiveness? Seeds of blessing? Seeds of mercy? Seeds of truth? Or are you sowing seeds of gossip, anger, hatred, sensuality, greed, selfishness...?

A better question: What kind of crop do you want to reap from the investment of your life? Do you want to reap a crop of hatred? How about a crop of slander or gossip? Wouldn’t that be fulfilling? Yet how many days are filled with sowing the seeds of “corruption”?

On the other hand, do you want to reap crops of faith, hope, love? Do you want to reap crops of new disciples for the Lord Jesus Christ by investing Christ’s life within you within them? Remember: we reap what we sow, more than we sow, later than we sow.

Sowing and reaping are inseparably joined to provide a harvest of...