Galatians 6:7-8 Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. The one who sows to please his sinful nature, from that nature will reap destruction; the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.
As we come to the end of our gardening season I would like to share with you some wisdom. In fact, I would call this the first rule of gardening; plant the right seeds. A few years ago we learned this the hard way. We had purchased peppers at a local garden shop but someone had switched the labels on one of the packs. We thought we had bought all sweet Bell peppers when in actuality some of the plants were HOT peppers. After many weeks of growing, the fruit matured and was hanging there in all of its beauty. So Kathie decided to bite into one of these fine looking peppers. Her mouth immediately jumped to a 5 alarm fire. The burn was so great she actually thought about going to the emergency room. The two pepper plants looked very similar but in the end they produced drastically different fruit.
This matter of sowing is not a small matter. Every day we are either sowing to destruction or sowing to eternal life. There is nothing neutral in life, nothing. So be very careful what you plant in the garden of your life. Samuel Smiles put it this way…
"Sow a thought, and you reap an act;
Sow an act, and you reap a habit;
Sow a habit, and you reap a character;
Sow a character, and you reap a destiny."
So my prayer for all of us today is that this will be a day of sowing for eternity. Since there is a God who knows every intimate detail of my life, he knows every act and every word I will speak today. We are told that even a cup of cold water given in the name of Jesus counts for eternity. So use your words and your actions today to impact eternity. Today can be the most exciting day of life we have ever lived.
"Draw the Circle" Quote from Friday: If you keep sowing the right seeds, the harvest of blessing will come in God's time, in God's way.
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