What Are You Going to Harvest?

Prayer ~ Lord God, can I solve Your mysteries? Can I discover everything about You, Almighty? Such knowledge is higher than the heavens—and who am I? It is deeper than the underworld—what do I know?  From Job 11:7-8. You are mighty and awesome, Lord. I know that You are greater, higher, fair, and just—so I have nothing to fear. Please show me how to please and worship You as You desire.

Don’t be misled—you cannot mock the justice of God. You will always harvest what you plant. Those who live only to satisfy their own sinful nature will harvest decay and death from that sinful nature. But those who live to please the Spirit will harvest everlasting life from the Spirit. So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up. Therefore, whenever we have the opportunity, we should do good to everyone—especially to those in the family of faith.  Galatians 6:7-10 NLT

 

Meditate. Are you living to please God?

 

Job’s friend Zophar responds to Job’s tyrant with words wishing that God would speak.

Shouldn't someone answer this torrent of words? Is a person proved innocent just by a lot of talking? Should I remain silent while you babble on? When you mock God, shouldn't someone make you ashamed? You claim, 'My beliefs are pure,' and 'I am clean in the sight of God.' If only God would speak; if only he would tell you what he thinks! Job 11:2-5

It is good that God is so consistent, loving and fair. He does tell us what He thinks throughout His word—and if we are reading His word…the Bible…everyday then we have an opportunity to learn more about Him. I tend to babble on…but I can see value in being still and knowing God, reflecting on His justice for one day everyone will be judged. In any relationship it is essential to get to know the other person…and that includes knowing God. We have to know our spouse, our family, and our friends to have a good relationship with them. The same way, we need to know God. I’ve found that to truly know someone leads to loving them. You can think you love someone…but if you don’t know them—know their quirks, their dreams and ambitions, likes and dislikes—then you really don’t love them. You only admire them, respect them, or like in junior high or high school, you just have a crush on them. That’s not love. God is love…and you can see the qualities of love in 1 Corinthians 13.

Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance. 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

God will not be mocked. If someone doesn’t love and obey Him, then they will face a judgement they deserve…and it won’t be the merciful one that God will bestow on those who love and wisely follow Him. If you plant beans, wheat, and words of kindness you harvest beans, wheat, and kindness. But if you plant thistles, weeds, and words of discouragement, you’ll harvest weeds and God’s wrath. As always—you get what you deserve…and the choice is yours.

 

Are you living to please God? What are you going to harvest?

 

Verses of Salvation ~ I said, 'Plant the good seeds of righteousness, and you will harvest a crop of love. Plow up the hard ground of your hearts, for now is the time to seek the LORD, that he may come and shower righteousness (rain salvation - RSV) upon you.' Hosea 10:12

 

Memory Verse of the Week ~ Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. Galatians 6:7 NIV

Don’t be misled—you cannot mock the justice of God. You will always harvest what you plant. Galatians 6:7 NLT

 

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