They that would mock God mock themselves much more.It is not an open question at all whether we shall sow or not today,the only question to be decided is, shall we sow good seed or bad? Every man is always sowing for his own harvest in eternity,either tares or wheat.According as a man soweth, so shall he also reap.He that sows the wind of vanity shall reap the whirlwind of wrath.If a man dyed rocks to make them look like wheat and sowed it in his fields in spring,hoping that he would reap a crop of wheat like his neighbor who planted real wheat.He would be a fool to think he could trick the laws of nature and mock nature's God.Yet just as foolish is the conduct and far heavier the punishment of the man who sows seeds of wickedness and evil now, and expects to reap eternal life with Christ in the end times.Sin is not only profitless and disastrous; it is eminently a deceitful work.Sin cheats a sinner out of his soul.
But sowing righteousness is never a lost labor.Every act done by God's grace and at his bidding is living and fruitful.It may appear to go out of sight, like seed beneath the ground; but it will rise again.Sow on Christians!"Whatever a man soweth,that shall he also reap". So it is with all temptations and lust,they are like ever scattering seeds,like weeds.They spead and grow every where, as they are carried in every decietful thought and act.What a power there is in seeds! They live long,as it is with the seeds of weeds,so it is with every evil propensity and habit.It reproduces itself, and spreads over the whole soul and goes down from generation to generation.
When you sow your seed, do you think you will lose your seed;If the farmers trust the ground, shouldn't you trust God? God is a better paymaster than the ground,grace gives a larger return than nature. From the ground you might receive forthy grains for one,but in heaven( by promise of Christ) a hundred fold: a measure press down shaken together and running over."Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you";there is the harvest.We can't fool God by sowing to the desires of the flesh and expecting to reap the rewards of the spirit, God knows the heart and the intent behind every action we do even when we don't.If you sow to the lust of the flesh you shall reap corruption. But if you sow to the spirit, you will reap the fruit of the spirit.God is not mocked!
God knows what seeds are in the heart,plant the seeds of righteousness,and be a blessing
ReplyDeleteIf we sow to the flesh, we WILL reap corruption, well said Mike, maybe you should preach some of these thoughts!
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