As we've just enjoyed another time of sowing seed financially in our house, I wanted to delve into this topic a bit and stir our faith. My desire is that we would realize, to the fullest extent, that the words spoken by the Apostle Paul in Galatians 6:7 are the absolute truth: "God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap." The power of this statement uttered by Paul is that it holds true whether we're dealing with positive or negative actions. Acts of kindness, giving money, loving someone, forgiving others and serving others are all excellent opportunities to declare our faith and love for our God and others. These acts will produce a great harvest of the same, and even more, back into our lives. In contrast, sinful actions, disobedience, unkindness, selfishness and unforgiveness are certain to produce a harvest as well. Even though we sometimes wish that only positive actions produced a harvest, the reality is that everything we do is a seed sown which will inevitably have its day of being harvested. Just like the farmers bringing in the stalks of corn, bales of wheat and other crops, we will undoubtedly "reap in due season if we don't lose heart." (Galatians 6:9)
As I bring this short post to a close, my desire for us all is that we take seriously the reality of seedtime and harvest. In our service to one another, in our examination of our lives, in our obedience to the word of the Father, in our giving, in all things let us sow good seed, not lose faith and expect the harvest (a.k.a. return on our investments) to come in the timing that God establishes.
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