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“Jan 25, 2024 - Sowing and Reaping”
Categories: 2024 Reading DevotionalsSowing and Reaping
Reading: Galatians 6:6-10
Spiritual people show kindness to others rather than seeking their own way (Gal 5:13-14, 22-23, 6:1-2). That extends to our willingness to share with those who bless us: “Let the one who is taught the word share all good things with the one who teaches”(Gal 6:6). By sharing our goods with those who teach us, we bring our spiritual connection into the material world. “Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that he will also reap. 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”(Gal 6:7-8). God has created his world to work in a certain way: we reap what we sow. If this ever proved untrue (say, by sowing tomatoes and reaping oranges), God could be mocked. But this principle of creation is true in every area of life (finances, health, and relationships). Paul insists that we will reap eternally what we sow now.
This leads to a couple of action items: “And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up”(Gal 6:9). Like a tired farmer, we keep working the field and sowing the seed, trusting that the harvest will come. We keep doing good because God is never mocked and we will reap what we sow. “So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith”(Gal 6:10). While we work primarily within the sphere of the Christian community, we eagerly do good to everyone we have opportunity to help. Keep doing good!
God has made the world work in such a way that actions have consequences. We have all felt the sting of that as past foolish decisions have led to present circumstances we regret. But if we keep giving, loving, and meeting needs (sowing to the Spirit), we can be confident that we will be blessed. Keep doing good!
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One Thing to Think About: What current opportunities do I have to do good to others?
One Thing to Pray For: The endurance to “not grow weary of doing good”
