Thursday, July 6, 2017

Life's Axiom, that We Reap what We Sow (7.6.17)

Faith Believers,
It is more than just an agricultural principle.
It is an axiom of life that we will reap what we sow.

Galatians 6:7 says, "Do not be deceived: GOD cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows." There are natural consequences to our actions. The world operates under the law of cause and effect. There is no way around it; every time we choose an action, we also choose the consequences of that action.

Nothing good grows overnight.

The farmer must be patient in order to see the fruit of his labors. When the Bible likens the ministry to planting, watering and reaping (1 Corinthians 3:6), it suggests a length of time. GOD will bring forth fruit to His Glory in His Time. Until then, we faithfully labor in His Field (Matthew 9:38), knowing that at the proper time, if we do not give up, we will reap a harvest (Galatians 6:9Psalm 126:5).

Those who plant apple seeds should expect to harvest apples.
Those who sow anger should expect to receive
     what anger naturally produces.

Galatians 6:8 says, "Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life." Living a life of carnality and sin, and expecting to inherit Heaven, is compared to planting tulips and expecting roses to grow.

This principle works both positively and negatively. "The one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward" (Proverbs 11:18b), but "whoever sows injustice reaps calamity" (Proverbs 22:8a).

This is the Word Of GOD.

  -  Marilyn

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