SOWING AND REAPING - Pastor Ed Calderon

SOWING and REAPING

Galatians 6:7-10

"If the past has taught us anything it is that every cause brings its effect, every

action has a consequence. If a man plants melons he will reap melons; if he sows

beans, he will reap beans." And this is true of everyone's life; good begets good,

and evil leads to evil. True enough, the sun shines on the saint and the sinner alike,

and too often it seems that the wicked prosper.

But we can say with certainty that, with the individual as with the nation, the

flourishing of the wicked is an illusion, for unceasingly, life keeps books on us all. In

the end, we are all the sum total of our actions. Character cannot be counterfeited,

nor can it put on and cast off as if it were a garment to meet the whim of the

moment. Like the markings on wood which are ingrained in the very heart of the

tree, character requires time and nurturing for growth and development. Thus

also, day by day, we write our own destiny; for inexorably...we become what we

Last week we discussed how Paul encourages us to “keep in step of the Holy Spirit”

(Gal. 5:25). Everyone gets tired eventually. You try to do the right things, but the

wrong things result. You believe the best of others, but are invariably disappointed.

You let yourself be vulnerable and you get hurt – again. You can get tired of doing

the right thing, especially when disappointed thoughts whisper that no one else

does, which is untrue of course. Cry out to God as did David,“Create in me a clean

heart, O God. Renew a right spirit within me . Restore to me again the joy of Your

salvation, and make me willing to obey you.” Psalm 51:10/12 NLT.

Do the right thing, because that is always the right thing to do. You may grow

tired, but doing the right thing is never the wrong thing. “The ways of the Lord are

right” Hosea 14:9 NIV.

Be certain of that and they are right for you, every time. “To do what is right and

just is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. Listen carefully to the voice of the

Lord your God and do what is right in His eyes.” Proverbs 21:2-3.

There is satisfaction in doing what pleases and honors the Lord.