Galatians 6:7 // Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap.
There is a principle and process of growth that God placed into existence before you and I were ever born and it is what He calls seed-time and harvest. This principle points to the fact that whatever you and I choose to do today will produce results tomorrow, whether they be good or bad. Every single day, no matter what we may believe we are in lack of, we have the opportunity to plant and sow the seeds that we believe we will produce and reap a great harvest.
One of the most potent and powerful seeds God has given us to sow into the world is our words.
Every word we say is a seed, and they have the potential to build others up and to tear them down based upon the level of love, honesty and grace in which we say them. The same is true with our deeds, the things we actually do in life. Every deed we do is a seed, and if we choose to do good and uphold the righteousness of God with our thoughts and actions, we are able to harvest good for ourselves in return.
God makes it crystal clear for us here in Galatians that there is no way around the process of reaping. Everything we give will be returned to us eventually. By the measure we give it, we will receive it back. That’s why sowing as much as we possibly can is so very important if we want our futures to look different. But the truth is, one of the biggest reasons we don’t sow is because we want our reaping season and harvest to happen quickly.
When we think in more natural terms, sowing can take time. When you plant fruit or vegetable seeds, you don’t see an immediate retum once that seed hits the ground. It takes time and a great deal of patience. But when the harvest comes, it is far greater than the seed we first planted. An apple tree doesn’t just produce one apple, but baskets full of apples season after season, year after year. The same is true when we sow spiritually.
The little we sow every day, we can be sure that God is able and willing to do much with it. Let’s sow some seeds of faith today, in both word and deed. No matter where you may be or what you may believe you don t have, take confidence that you will reap a great harvest.
Day 16 of 21 Days of Prayer
*This devotional is from A God First Life, written by Pastors Michael and Charla Turner
