Bible Study January 19, 2024
Galatians 6:6 – 10 (LSB)
“6 And the one who is instructed in the word is to share in all good things with the one who instructs him. 7 Do not be deceived, God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap. 8 For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. 9 And let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will reap if we do not grow weary. 10 So then, while we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, and especially to those who are of the household of the faith.”
Do you believe we reap what we sow? It is true in the agriculture field we sow corn we reap corn; we sow wheat we reap wheat. The same thing holds true for all we do both the good and the bad.
There are consequences for doing bad there are consequences for doing good. Evangelist D. L. Moody was holding a revival preaching on these verses when a man stood up and said, “I don’t believe it.” He was arrested after the service for theft by a policeman who was waiting for him in the back of the church. Moody observed, “I really believe that when he got to his cell, he believed you reap what you sow.”
A word spoken in anger, some wrong act we do such as the one in the story above will always bring about negative results. However the opposite is equally true. A smile, an encouraging word, a pat on the back, time spent with someone who needs you to pray for them. All time well spent and will provide unbelievable results.
“The evil harvest of sin and the good harvest of righteousness are as sure to follow the sowing as the harvest of wheat and barley. “Life is not casual, but causal.” D. L. Moody
God Bless.
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