"Sowers"

"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."

(Galatians 6:8)

We all sow and we all reap; it's a law of God.  But, the question is, "What are we sowing, and what are we reaping?"  Whatever we plant is what will eventually grow; what is the fruit of the work of our hands?  Is the Lord Jesus Christ the center of all we do?  We have to come to the realization that, no matter what, no matter who we are, or what we do in this life; we are all "Sowers."

"Peacemakers who sow in peace raise a

 harvest of righteousness."

(James 3:18)

The Bible says people, all of us, are known by our fruit, by what we produce, by what comes out of our mouths, by what our actions speak, and we can readily know that by what we manifest outwardly; it is who we are inwardly.  In Job 4:8, it says, "As I have observed, those who plow evil and those who sow trouble reap it."  Ain't it the truth?  It seems that trouble just follows some people around, doesn't it?  We have to ask the question, "What are they sowing?"  Sometimes, though, we are tried and tested, but that does not go on forever; Job's trial of faith lasted nine months, and then he was blessed greater than all that he had before the trial began.  So, if our lives seem to "never" have blessing, never bring good fruits of the favor of God; we must ask ourselves, "What do I need to change in my sowing?"  "Am I sowing things that are displeasing to God?"  You say, "Well, how is that going to tell me anything?"  It tells us that "we are reaping" whatever it is we are sowing, so if we want to be blessed; we must "sow" blessing.  Huh?  Read on ...



We've seen it over and over, haven't we?  It's happened in our own lives and in others' lives.  Somebody hurts someone terribly, and it's not long until they are hurt in a very similar way; so is the law of sowing and reaping.  Hosea 8:7 says, "For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it hath no stalk: the bud shall yield no meal: if so be it yield, the strangers shall swallow it up."  If we have lived long enough, we have all reaped a "whirlwind" or two, because of bad choices, mistakes, sins, and operating in our own wills.  Ask Samson?  He reaped from "playing around with his anointing;" he lost his eyes and his power, but his hair grew back, and in his death, he accomplished more than in his life.    

What does that term really mean, "reaping the whirlwind?"  Barnes' notes says it beautifully, "They shall reap," not merely as "they have sown," but with an awful increase. They sowed folly and vanity, and shall reap, not merely emptiness and disappointment, but sudden, irresistible destruction. "They sowed the wind," and, as one seed bringeth forth many, so the wind, "penn'd up," as it were, in this destructive tillage, should "burst forth again, reinforced in strength, in mightier store and with great violence." Thus they "reaped the whirlwind," yea, (as the word means) "a mighty whirlwind". But the whirlwind which they reap doth not belong to "them;" rather they belong to it, blown away by it, like chaff, the sport and mockery of its restless violence." 

It works the other way, as well.  If we sow blessings, we will reap blessings; if we sow love, kindness, mercy, forgiveness, joy, benevolence, and beauty in others, we will reap those things in our own lives.  Wonderful, isn't it?  God is a just and merciful God!  The key, though, is that in order to produce good fruit, we must have holiness within; we must be filled with the Spirit of Almighty God, who produces all of those things, because within us dwelleth no good thing (Romans 7:18). 

We are called to sow the gospel into every Nation, kindred and tongue, because it's the Good News to save mankind.  The Lord Jesus Christ is the lover of our souls; by His Word, His Blood, and His name, we are sanctified and delivered from all things that would hinder, destroy, and keep us from His blessings.  We have one command from the God of the universe, and Peter delivered it to us, "Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ for the remission of your sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.  For the promise is unto you and your children, as many as are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call."  (Acts 2:38-39)

The bottom line?  "For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly." (Psalm 84:11)  For Good "Sowers." 

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