This law applies to our moral and spiritual lives too
Submitted by sank on Wed, 11/05/2008 - 13:55
"Don't be mislead; remember that you can't ignore God and get away with it: a man will always reap the kind crop he sows.
If he sows to please his own wrong desires, he will be planting seeds of evil and he will surely reap a harvest of spiritual decay and death; but if he plants the good things of the Spirit, he will reap the everlasting life which the Holy Spirit gives him.
And let us not get tired of doing what is right, for after a while we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don't get discouraged and give up" (Galatians 6:7-9).
If we criticize others we will also reap much criticism from others. If we spread gossip we will also reap much gossip from others.
Similarly, if we spread love and goodwill among people we will reap much love and goodwill from others as time goes on, provided we don't give up too soon.
"Never criticize or condemn -- or it will all come back to you. Go easy on others; then they will do the same for you" (Luke 6:37)
God knows what kind of seed we have sown
Jesus says these words,
"Do for others what you want them to do for you" (Matthew 7:12).
"Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy" (Matthew 5:7).
"Love your enemies! Do good to them! And don't be concerned about the fact that they won't repay. Then your reward from heaven will be very great, and you truly be acting as sons of God; for He is kind to the unthankful and to those who are wicked. If you give, you will get! Your gift will return to you in full and overflowing measure, pressed down, shaken together to make room for more, and running over. Whatever measure you use to give -- large or small -- will be used to measure what is given back to you."
The Bible also says,
"It is possible to give away and become richer! It is also possible to hold on too tightly and lose everything. The liberal man shall be rich! By watering others, he waters himself" (Proverbs 11:24-25).
"The Lord is watching everywhere and keeps his eye on both evil and good" (Proverbs 15:3).
Therefore, let us be careful what we sow. Let us practice sowing good seeds. You may be asking, "What are some morally and spiritually good seeds and bad seeds?"
