Do we reap what we sow? Tuesday, May 22, 2012

We reap what we sow.   Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Do we reap what we sow? Reap can be defined as; to harvest (crops, sin, souls); to receive fruit of one’s labor as in Gal 6:7. Sow can be defined as; to scatter grain seeds in planting a crop, illustrating the principle of cause and effect.

Yes, we do reap what we sow; we must make ourselves aware of what seeds we plant. The things that we sow we will reap in a future time. Let us ask ourselves a question such as; if I sow this seed what kind of effect will it have on me or others? What kind of effect will it have on my relationship with God? For the most part we do not think about the long term or short term effects of something we do.

All too often we just do what we are going to do and not worry about it. We are living in the world and not asking God if the seed we plant is in His will.  I myself have planted many seeds that I wished that I had not planted, because once done it cannot be undone and I reaped the harvest for what I had done. I have also planted many good seeds and have harvested that too and had good results from the crop I planted.

In Gal 6:1 NLT it says,” Dear brothers and sisters, if another Christian is overcome by some sin, you who are godly should gently and humbly help that person back into the right path. And be careful not to fall into the same temptation yourself.” In verse 5 it tells us that we are responsible for our own conduct. Verse 7 tells us “Don’t be misled. Remember that you can’t ignore God and get away with it. You will always reap what you sow.”

Proverbs 6:19 Amplified bible tells us,” A false witness who breathes out lies [even under oath], and he who sows discord among his brethren.”

Much more can be said about the principle of reaping and sowing and will be spoken about in another time. Beloved, in closing what I am trying to impart to you is that we are responsible for what we say or do and that we will be held accountable to God. God cannot be deceived if you think you are deceiving Him you are deceiving yourself.

Whatsoever a man soweth that shall he also reap. Our present time is seed-time: in the other world there will be a great harvest. We shall reap then as we sow now. And He further informs us (v8) that, as there are two sorts of seedness, so accordingly will the reckoning be hereafter: if we sow to the flesh, we shall of the flesh reap corruption: but on the other hand those who sow to the Spirit, may depend upon it that of the Spirit they shall reap life everlasting. I pray that our Father’s mercy, grace and righteous be upon us and that we reap a good harvest because we are seeking our Fathers will in all things.

God has told us in the Gospel that whatever we pray for he will give us, but there is a condition on that because if it is in His will He will give it to us. In other words are we praying the way we are supposed to? Is what we are praying for in his will? So what I do now is when I pray for something ( such as help on a bill, or a new car) I will say, Father if it is in your will I pray that you will provide it but if it is not in your will then do not answer that prayer, but tell me in your still small voice what I am doing wrong and I will repent ( of course I would rather Him talk more loudly to me as I am hard of hearing) but I will take whatever He gives me for our Father is just and good and knows our needs better than we do.

When we see our brothers and sisters are in sin, we should not judge them, but should gently and humbly help that person back onto the right path. Do not get tired of doing good. Whenever we have the opportunity, we should do good to everyone, especially to our Christian brothers and sisters.