Sowing to the Spirit
Galatians 6:7 – Do not be deceived. God will not be made a fool. For a person will reap what he sows, 8 – because the person who sows to his own flesh will reap corruption from the flesh, but the one who sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life from the Spirit. 9 – So we must not grow weary in doing good, for in due time we will reap, if we do not give up. 10 – So then, whenever we have an opportunity, let us do good to all people, and especially to those who belong to the family of faith.
Proverbs 3:27 says – Do not withhold good from those who need it, when you have the ability to help. 28 – Do not say to your neighbor, “Go! Return tomorrow and I will give it,” when you have it with you at the time. 29 – Do not plot evil against your neighbor when he dwells by you unsuspectingly. 30 – Do not accuse anyone without legitimate cause, if he has not treated you wrongly. 31 – Do not envy a violent man, and do not choose to imitate any of his ways; 32 – for one who goes astray is an abomination to the LORD, but he reveals his intimate counsel to the upright. 33 – The LORD’s curse is on the household of the wicked, but he blesses the home of the righteous.
We do not see the big picture of what doing good will accomplish and sometimes this causes us to grow weary, give up, and withhold – we overevaluate and place needless conditions upon our acts of love and charity which can prolong suffering. These verses encourage us to keep doing good to others especially when we don’t immediately see the results. God is not blind. God is not a fool. There is a time of reaping coming – and God, in His mercy, is giving us many opportunities to sow to the Spirit.
Let’s look beyond the flesh – looking for immediate payback or profit. Let’s look to the Spirit and reap a harvest of eternal life. The harvest of eternal life is not just for our lives, it is also for the lives of those we have helped – for Jesus has said ‘I tell you the truth, just as you did it for one of the least of these brothers or sisters of mine, you did it for me.’ – Matthew 25:40.
Where two are gathered 