Saturday, August 22, 2015

Truly we reap what we sow

Gal 6:7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. 
Gal 6:8 For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.

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Sow to the Spirit.

Gal 5:22  But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
Gal 5:23  Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
Gal 5:24  And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.
Gal 5:25  If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.

TRUTH!

So denying ourselves our flesh affections and lusts that want to consume our lives is necessary.  Is there  ANYTHING in your life you would choose to do over doing the will of God?  Would you rather sow to your own lusts than sow to the love of God, of Godly love, of joy, of peace, of longsuffering, of gentleness, of goodness, of faith, of meekness, of temperance?  Seriously? We have to examine ourselves! We are accountable for examining ourselves.

2Co 13:5  Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves.

1Co 11:27  Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.
1Co 11:28  But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup.

Examining ourselves is necessary!

We are told NOT to be deceived. 
God will not be mocked.  We mock God when we refuse to examine ourselves. We mock God when we believe that we do not have to be accountable for all of our actions. We are accountable and we must seek forgiveness and repentance when we fail, which is often and always. We cannot be stupid enough to believe that we are doing God's will when we are sowing to our flesh, when we are sowing to our selfishness.

I'm NOT talking about our survival needs- rest, food, drink-  but when we seek in excess selfish desires we are not sowing to the Spirit but to self and to sow to self is to sow to the flesh. I'm guilty of it! God forgive me and help me, I am! I need to sow to the Spirit! By His grace and power alone it will be possible!

People truly will REAP what they SOW.  If you sow to self you will reap self, not God.  If you sow to the Spirit you will reap to the Spirit!

May we all reap to the SPIRIT because we SOW to the Spirit!

May we be truly God's!

In the name of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior, now and FOREVER!

Amen!


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