Phyllis
08-08-2004, 05:56 AM
LAW 2
We Reap the Same in Kind as we Sow
Galatians 6:7-9
In this second law we see:
Beginning with the Beginning
Beginning Again & Again
Beginning with a New Beginning
Beginning with the End in Mind
Beginning with the Beginning
This second law is a simple as planting seeds in the garden and as complex as raising children.
It has its beginning in the days of creation to which God declared that everything was to produce after "its kind."
Genesis 1:11-25
Grass, Seed Plants & Trees vs.11-12
Sea Creatures vs. 21a
Birds vs. 21b
Land Creatures vs.24-25
1a. Simplicity of the Law
The simplicity of this law can be illustrated in two packs of seeds. I have a pack of yellow squash seeds and a pack of yellow sweet corn. Now according to God's enactment of this second law, what do you suppose I will reap if I plant the corn? No doubt corn? And if I plant the squash will I harvest squash? Of course!
It doesn't matter if I switch the seeds, to make myself think I am planting corn when I am planting squash. It is still squash! I can deny it and call it squash on the cob. But it is still squash!
Why? "Whatever a man sows, that he will also reap." (Gal 6:7b)
1b. Complexity of the Law
The complexity of the law is also found here. In Galatians 6:7 the phrases, "For whatever" makes this law all inclusive. It applies to everyone and everything we sow. Corn, squash, anger, attitudes, goodness, kindness and so forth. Everyone sows and everyone reaps!
The phrase "also reap" makes the connection in kind to what we have sown.
Sow a thought, reap an act;
Sow an act, reap a habit;
Sow a habit, reap a character;
Sow a character, reap a destiny.
Beginning Again & Again
God set the law in motion and man tested it by sinning. When Adam ate from the tree of knowledge of good and evil he reaped the results of spiritual and physical death. Along with a host of other complications.
Because of Adam's sin in the beginning, the beginning comes again and again to each of us. Why? His sin nature is sown and reaped into all of us, from generation to generation.
Romans 5:12 Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned;
One of the family traits passed down from the beginning is man's desire to live "independently" of God.
Man wants to believe that he can sow corn and get squash! Man wants to believe he can sow sin and reap good! We reap the same in kind as we sow.
Through Adam the beginning comes again and again.
Beginning With a New Beginning
In Adam we may not have the best beginning but praise be to God He offers us a new beginning. In this new beginning we can sow good and reap good.
Genesis 3:15 And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise His heel."
Adam messed it up and God began to straighten it up. Through God a greater Seed, Jesus Christ, would be sown for all mankind so that man would not have to reap for eternity separation and sinfulness.
Through God's grace and the gift of salvation, found in Acts 2;38 man gains the capacity to sow good and reap the blessings of God.
2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.
A new beginning. Now that is good news!
Beginning with End in Mind
Galatians 6:7-8 Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. 8 For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life.
"From a study of this law of the harvest, perhaps we can begin to realize that our own soul is but a mirror of what will come back to us." - John W. Lawrence, Seven Laws of the Harvest
I would suggest that we begin with the end in mind. What does that mean? No one plants a garden without first knowing what they want to harvest. As we sow corn seeds we begin to think about the end results, hot buttered corn on the cob!
Ecclesiastes 7:8 The end of a thing is better than its beginning, and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
We must begin to see the end of our sowing and consider if it is worth planting. This applies to the physical, emotional and spiritual realms of life.
Each of us by our thoughts, attitudes, and actions is constantly planting for a future reaping. Time may pass before the crop ripens, but the harvest never fails. The true nature of the seed we have scattered will surely be revealed.
But man has uncanny ability to think, "This doesn't apply to me." Have we forgotten the law of the harvest ? "Do not be deceived . . ."
To be deceived means to be lead astray or away from the truth God is striving to impart into our lives. It is expressed in the continuous present tense that says each of us are constantly in danger of the enemy leading us astray. Satan loves to whisper in our ears, "This doesn't apply to you you will not die!"
Remember what the word says "God is not mocked." Mocked means to turn up the nose at, to treat with contempt, to ridicule. We can ignore and stick our nose up in the air to God's truth and laws but we will reap what we sow.
If we sow to the flesh we will reap the forces of corruption.
We cannot sow lies and produce truth.
We cannot sow sin and produce holiness.
We cannot sow discord and produce unity.
If we sow to the Spirit we will reap the forces that lead away from sin.
Romans 5:3-5 And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; 4 and perseverance, character; and character, hope. 5 Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
Through Christ we now have the ability to sow what is right and therefore to reap a great harvest in all areas of life. We must begin with the end in mind.
Conclusion
I believe the greatest sowing we can do is to sow God's Word. What is the truth revealed in God's word? It is found in Acts 2;38, " Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost."
Only if we obey the full plan of salvation found in the above verse will we be able to reap the harvest that God would have us reap in our personal lives and in the lives of others we are ministering to. There is power in the name of Jesus and we need the Holy Ghost active in our lives.
Prayer: Jesus , help us to begin today with the end in mind to what we are sowing. It is to easy to sow to the flesh and yet none of us want to reap the corruption that will come. Today let us start looking at the seeds we are sowing and let it be the seeds of righteousness and life.Let us each one be a witness to those around us of the truth of that wonderful verse of Acts 2;38 and reach one soul at a time with the truth of Jesus name. In Your name we Pray . Amen!
God bless
sister Phyllis
We Reap the Same in Kind as we Sow
Galatians 6:7-9
In this second law we see:
Beginning with the Beginning
Beginning Again & Again
Beginning with a New Beginning
Beginning with the End in Mind
Beginning with the Beginning
This second law is a simple as planting seeds in the garden and as complex as raising children.
It has its beginning in the days of creation to which God declared that everything was to produce after "its kind."
Genesis 1:11-25
Grass, Seed Plants & Trees vs.11-12
Sea Creatures vs. 21a
Birds vs. 21b
Land Creatures vs.24-25
1a. Simplicity of the Law
The simplicity of this law can be illustrated in two packs of seeds. I have a pack of yellow squash seeds and a pack of yellow sweet corn. Now according to God's enactment of this second law, what do you suppose I will reap if I plant the corn? No doubt corn? And if I plant the squash will I harvest squash? Of course!
It doesn't matter if I switch the seeds, to make myself think I am planting corn when I am planting squash. It is still squash! I can deny it and call it squash on the cob. But it is still squash!
Why? "Whatever a man sows, that he will also reap." (Gal 6:7b)
1b. Complexity of the Law
The complexity of the law is also found here. In Galatians 6:7 the phrases, "For whatever" makes this law all inclusive. It applies to everyone and everything we sow. Corn, squash, anger, attitudes, goodness, kindness and so forth. Everyone sows and everyone reaps!
The phrase "also reap" makes the connection in kind to what we have sown.
Sow a thought, reap an act;
Sow an act, reap a habit;
Sow a habit, reap a character;
Sow a character, reap a destiny.
Beginning Again & Again
God set the law in motion and man tested it by sinning. When Adam ate from the tree of knowledge of good and evil he reaped the results of spiritual and physical death. Along with a host of other complications.
Because of Adam's sin in the beginning, the beginning comes again and again to each of us. Why? His sin nature is sown and reaped into all of us, from generation to generation.
Romans 5:12 Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned;
One of the family traits passed down from the beginning is man's desire to live "independently" of God.
Man wants to believe that he can sow corn and get squash! Man wants to believe he can sow sin and reap good! We reap the same in kind as we sow.
Through Adam the beginning comes again and again.
Beginning With a New Beginning
In Adam we may not have the best beginning but praise be to God He offers us a new beginning. In this new beginning we can sow good and reap good.
Genesis 3:15 And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise His heel."
Adam messed it up and God began to straighten it up. Through God a greater Seed, Jesus Christ, would be sown for all mankind so that man would not have to reap for eternity separation and sinfulness.
Through God's grace and the gift of salvation, found in Acts 2;38 man gains the capacity to sow good and reap the blessings of God.
2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.
A new beginning. Now that is good news!
Beginning with End in Mind
Galatians 6:7-8 Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. 8 For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life.
"From a study of this law of the harvest, perhaps we can begin to realize that our own soul is but a mirror of what will come back to us." - John W. Lawrence, Seven Laws of the Harvest
I would suggest that we begin with the end in mind. What does that mean? No one plants a garden without first knowing what they want to harvest. As we sow corn seeds we begin to think about the end results, hot buttered corn on the cob!
Ecclesiastes 7:8 The end of a thing is better than its beginning, and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
We must begin to see the end of our sowing and consider if it is worth planting. This applies to the physical, emotional and spiritual realms of life.
Each of us by our thoughts, attitudes, and actions is constantly planting for a future reaping. Time may pass before the crop ripens, but the harvest never fails. The true nature of the seed we have scattered will surely be revealed.
But man has uncanny ability to think, "This doesn't apply to me." Have we forgotten the law of the harvest ? "Do not be deceived . . ."
To be deceived means to be lead astray or away from the truth God is striving to impart into our lives. It is expressed in the continuous present tense that says each of us are constantly in danger of the enemy leading us astray. Satan loves to whisper in our ears, "This doesn't apply to you you will not die!"
Remember what the word says "God is not mocked." Mocked means to turn up the nose at, to treat with contempt, to ridicule. We can ignore and stick our nose up in the air to God's truth and laws but we will reap what we sow.
If we sow to the flesh we will reap the forces of corruption.
We cannot sow lies and produce truth.
We cannot sow sin and produce holiness.
We cannot sow discord and produce unity.
If we sow to the Spirit we will reap the forces that lead away from sin.
Romans 5:3-5 And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; 4 and perseverance, character; and character, hope. 5 Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
Through Christ we now have the ability to sow what is right and therefore to reap a great harvest in all areas of life. We must begin with the end in mind.
Conclusion
I believe the greatest sowing we can do is to sow God's Word. What is the truth revealed in God's word? It is found in Acts 2;38, " Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost."
Only if we obey the full plan of salvation found in the above verse will we be able to reap the harvest that God would have us reap in our personal lives and in the lives of others we are ministering to. There is power in the name of Jesus and we need the Holy Ghost active in our lives.
Prayer: Jesus , help us to begin today with the end in mind to what we are sowing. It is to easy to sow to the flesh and yet none of us want to reap the corruption that will come. Today let us start looking at the seeds we are sowing and let it be the seeds of righteousness and life.Let us each one be a witness to those around us of the truth of that wonderful verse of Acts 2;38 and reach one soul at a time with the truth of Jesus name. In Your name we Pray . Amen!
God bless
sister Phyllis