The Principle of Reaping What You Sow
(Jn12:24; Gal6:7-10)
God is upright (Dt32:4).
He works honestly for Himself, and
He lets those who trust in Him and work honestly reap many folds.
Faith is accepting this as-is and
The life of this faith is trusting Him and investing.
While businessmen, investors and farmers all make investments,
Farmers are the most upright investors since
Farming does not expect fakes or flukes, for one reaps what he sows.
There is a principle in farming:
1. The seed and the field are necessary;
2. The seed must be sowed at the right time in the right field;
3. Harvest is reaping many folds of what was sowed;
4. It involves continuous care; and
5. One must patiently wait.
While God is the Owner of what He toiled for,
The devil is someone who attempts to be the owner of things that he did not toil for.
Deceived by the devil, Adam sinned and became a slave to him (Ge3:4-6; 2Pe2:19).
Thus, he was banished from the Garden where he did not have to toil
To work the ground from which he was taken (Ge3:23) for
This was for man to learn the principle of reaping what he sows.
At the command to give his only son as a burnt offering,
Abraham willingly obeyed (Ge22:1-2) for he knew that:
1. God had given him the seed when he was childless (Ge15:4-5); and
2. A seed must be sown to reap an offspring.
While the Israelites longed in the desert to farm and eat its fruit,
The Law instructed them the principle of reaping abundant fruit after entering Canaan (Lev19:23-25):
1. To not eat the fruit for three years;
2. To give all the fruit as an offering to the Lord in the fourth year; and then
3. To reap an increased harvest in the fifth year.
Though the sanctuary where they gave sacrifices and offerings
Reminded them that if they trust God He would let them reap harvest,
They became cursed thereafter for
They did not sow their best for their first fruit and tithes, and
Rather gave flawed offerings (Mal1:8, 14, 3:6-12).
Jesus said, "Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days (Jn2:19), because
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body,
He would fulfill the Father's principle of sowing to reap as
He is the One and Only Son who was with the Father in the beginning (Jn1:18),
The most precious, the best Seed whom the Father sent (Mt3:17, 13:24)
To be sown to reap a multiple fold (Jn12:24).
As He died, Jesus said, "It is finished (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1. Willingly sowed His life and testified that the Father alone is upright for He sowed the best Seed in the right field (Mt13:24; Jn10:17-18);
2. Condemned the devil who never sowed but stole by lies (Jn8:44, 10:8); and
3. Sowed His blood to reap the souls of all men as His fruit.
The Father raised Him, and
Jesus sat on the heavenly throne.
The Holy Spirit is the upright Spirit of God who
Does not deceive (2Co2:10-11l; Gal6:7-8) and
Lets those who received the good seed, the blood of Jesus,
Be upright and honestly sow.
The Christian, therefore, is he who
Honestly sows his time, talent and treasures through
Worship, praise, tithes, offering and dedication, and
Patiently waits until the day when he will reap with songs of joy (Ps126:25)
Multiple folds of what he sowed in this life and
Eternal life in the age to come (Mk10:29-31).
O Lord,
Let us no longer waste our time and
Rather honestly sow for ourselves and
Reap in that day!
Amen.
