Sowing and Reaping!

Sow: To scatter or throw seeds on the ground for growth

Reaping: To gather by reaping, a harvest

Sowing consists of scattering seeds for growth - either upon the ground in the natural or upon the soil of our hearts and minds in the Spiritual. Regardless, every seed that is sown and is allowed to grow up will be reaped by the owner of that seed, whether it be naturally or spiritually.

The principle of sowing and reaping is very simple. If we plant wheat, and we maintain that wheat properly, wheat  will come up and wheat is what we will reap. In the natural, farmers know and accept this principle. That means that they don’t plant corn then cry foul when wheat comes up. No, farmers understand that he must plant corn if he expects to reap corn.

Galatians 6:7-8 tells us, "Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting."

In the natural, we sow wicked plots, schemes and plans, and then have the nerve to expect a fruitful harvest. Instead, we reap disappointment and wickedness. We even sow discord among the brethren. In Proverb 6:16-19, the Bible says, "These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:... A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren."

One way we sow discord among our brethren is by dropping a seed of suspicion about a brother’s or a sister’s spiritual integrity. Once we've said what we had to say, we're likely to forget about it - but the person who received the seed of discord does not. Instead that small seed grows into a great big tree of doubt and disbelief concerning that sister or brother's spiritual integrity. Eventually, all unity between the two brethren is broken. What we (the seed dropper) will reap is God anger for sowing seeds of discord.

In the Spiritual, God wants us to sow seeds of righteousness - righteous deeds of truth - so that we can reap a harvest of God’s mercy. Righteousness means to feel right, to be right, to think right and to do right. Righteous thoughts will always produce righteous words and righteous words will produce righteous actions. It's our choice - whatever we sow, we can be assured that we will reap the harvest of it. If we want love, we must sow seeds of love; if we want joy and peace we must sow seeds of joy and peace. God’s law of sowing and reaping is irrevocable whether good or evil, it’s going to produce after its own kind.

With all that said, let the church say amen… and AMEN!