“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.” – Galatians 6:8 NLT
Everyone
is familiar with verse 7, which tells us that God isn’t mocked; that what we
sow we will reap. I thought I would extend it out to the next verse and look at
that. No matter what you do in your life a result will follow. That’s called
‘consequences’. Paul uses a natural law to illustrate this point. It should be
pretty obvious that if you planted corn and pumpkins came up that would be
unexpected. If you live a life apart from God you will reap the consequences of
that life. Conversely, if you live a life for God, following his standards as
recorded in scripture, you will reap a harvest of peace, joy and everlasting
life.
Having said that I don’t want to
leave you with the impression that once you enter into a personal relationship
with the Lord nothing bad will ever happen to you, because that simply isn’t
true. You will experience trials that have the potential to bring you sorrow, heartache
and pain, however, you will be far better prepared to deal with them when you
have God’s arsenal of spiritual tools at your disposal. Trials are necessary
for ones spiritual growth; so don’t shy away from them.
It’s a simple agricultural example
that we have here. Plant bad seed and you will reap nothing of any value. Plant
good seed and you will reap a bumper crop of goodness. God knows what he’s
doing. He’s truly the only one who does. Trying to go it alone is foolhardy
when plentiful resources are available to combat this complicated maze called life.
Seek to make wise choices, thus avoiding foul consequences as a result. Until
next time, walk with the King and be a blessing!
Resource: The Life Application Study Bible.
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