Reader's
Digest told a story about a company that glued a tiny seed to a brochure that
was advertising their product. The brochure said, "If you have the faith
as a mustard seed in our product, it will produce profound results for
you." Several months later, a customer wrote back saying, "You will
be very interested to know that I planted your mustard seed and now I have a
beautiful plant covered with tomatoes!" It was a tomato
seed, not a mustard seed. Keep two principles in mind:
1. We reap what we sow.
Galatians 6:7 says, "Don't be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever
a man sows, this he will also reap." If a farmer plants corn,
he’s not going to reap okra. If you plant watermelon seeds, you will reap
watermelons, not asparagus. I can look at a field of wheat and tell you exactly
what kind of seed was sown, even though I wasn't there to watch the farmer
plant it. We always reap the kind of seed we plant.
The Scripture
warns, "Don't be deceived" because many people think they can sow evil
seeds and not suffer any harmful consequences. But they will. On the other
hand, wise people sow good seeds because they want to reap a good harvest. And they will.
2. We reap later than we sow.
What we are planting doesn’t become obvious until much later. The
consequences, whether positive or negative, will be delayed—sometimes for years. People who do evil will not get away with it. And people who do good will be thrilled when the harvest comes. Galatians 6:9 says, "Let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we shall reap if we do not grow weary."
So keep planting
good seeds. And don’t lose heart if nothing seems to be happening. The harvest
is coming! www.kentcrockett.blogspot.com www.makinglifecount.net @Kent Crockett
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