Daily Devotional

-January 21, 2021-

Good morning, happy Thursday,

-We Reap What We Sow-

“Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life. And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not grow weary.”

(Galatians 6:7-9).

It is a spiritual principle that one reaps what he sows. People in the world do not believe that their deeds will catch up with them, but they will and they do. Life is all about the choices we make; good choices and behavior amount to sowing to the Spirit and bad choices and behavior leads to sowing to the flesh.

Sowing to the flesh is doing what is of the old nature. It comes naturally to us, but has disastrous results. In Galatians 5:19-21, Paul lists the works of the flesh, “Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, and the like…” It is an ugly list.

On the other hand, “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self control…” (Galatians 5:22-23). The Holy Spirit produces these qualities in our lives, enabling us to sow to the Spirit.

We sow and reap every day. The important way to sow to the Spirit is fill our hearts and minds with the Word of God and to spend time in prayer. Doing good to and for others is vital in our service for Lord. Paul wrote, “And let us not grow weary in doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.” We will reap in this life and at the Judgment Seat of Christ. Charles Stanley always says, we shall reap what we sow, more than we sow, and later than we sow.”

Thus it is up to us what we sow and and what we reap. The other type of sowing in the NT is sharing the gospel with others. Some of us sow the seed, others water it, and still others reap the harvest of a soul saved. We perform all these functions at different times with different people. May the Lord help us to sow to the Spirit and not lose heart. The results will be glorious and eternal.

Have a blessed day sowing and reaping for Jesus by the Holy Spirit. Stay safe and healthy.

Dean