Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. (Galatians 6:8)
I suspect you are well aware of the agricultural law of sowing and reaping – whatever you sow, that you shall reap. For example, if you sow corn seeds, you shall reap corn; if you sow bean seeds, you shall reap beans; and so on. Here is another way of explaining this truth: if you sow tomato seeds, you will never get oranges. In our verse today, we see the biblical truth that Paul shares with the Galatians then and us today: we reap what we sow. So, what have you been sowing lately and reaping as a result?
Now the first thing to remember about the law of sowing and reaping is that this process does not happen in a day, but daily. It takes time to go from seed to harvest and we must not grow impatient through that process. Often, it looks like not very much is happening after the seed has been planted. But we must remember that God is at work and much of that work happens out of plain sight, but nonetheless, it is happening. And here is something else to remember: not everything ripens at the same time. Some ripen sooner and others much later, but all will ripen that are growing in the Lord.
Remember, the crops we harvest will always be determined by the seed we have planted. What Paul wants us to remember is to make sure we are planting good seed by sowing to the Spirit. When we sow to the flesh, as many in Galatia were doing, they were reaping from the flesh that which did not glorify God or grow them in Christ. It was leading them down the pathway to destruction. But when we so to the Spirit, God has promised to produce a harvest of good fruit that will be evident to all those who come in contact with us.
Now, if you are currently reaping something other than God’s best for your life, all you need to do is sow new spiritual seed. Sow the seeds that come from the fruit of the Spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness, and self-control. When you do you can be assured that God will absolutely, positively, supply the increase, in His time and in His way.
This is the Gospel. This is grace for your race. NEVER FORGET THAT . . . AMEN!
Grace for the Race 