Galatians
6:7 (GN)
Do
not deceive yourselves; no one makes a fool of God. You will reap exactly what you plant.
Galatians 6:7-8
describes the sow and reap principle.
People always reap what they sow.
It may take time, but eventually you are rewarded for the good that you
do and penalized or suffer for the bad that you do. Anyone who plants evil, eventually pays for
that evil. This verse says that you reap
exactly what you plant.
The principle of
sowing and reaping is true in every realm of life. You sow bad habits, what do
you reap? Good character? No!
You sow laziness, you reap poverty and weakness. You sow gossip, you reap loss of
respect. You sow neglect of salvation,
you reap a life in hell. People will
always believe that there are exceptions to this principle and perhaps think
that they have examples to prove exceptions (e.g. evil people that appear to
prosper), but they are deceiving themselves.
God is not mocked, no one can make a fool of Him. His moral and ethical laws dictate that
whatever you sow, that you shall also reap.
In the context of
spiritual growth, the sow and reap principle definitely is true. If you don’t do anything to enable you to
grow spiritually, indeed nothing will happen.
No one else can help you if you are unwilling to help yourself. However, if you sow desire and action to grow
as a Christian, indeed, growth will occur.
You may not see it readily, but you must have faith that God is working
this principle out in you.
This verse
correlates with II Corinthians 9:6-7.
You sow sparingly, you’ll reap sparingly. You sow bountifully, you’ll reap
bountifully. This applies to all aspects
of life. Think of how you spend your
money, how you use your time and how you consume your energy. In all three of these main forces of life,
whatever you sow, that you shall also reap.
You give away more money, the more money God will give back to you. You give away more of your time and energy
helping others, the more God will bless you and make your time on earth filled
with blessings.
The sowing and
reaping principle is very basic, so basic that we ignore it or don’t believe
it. May you have a different perspective
on sowing and reaping after thinking through and praying over these verses.
“You reap what you sow: Life
is like a boomerang. Our thoughts, deeds and words return to us sooner or
later, with astounding accuracy.” –- Grant M. Bright
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