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The Sowing Time of Life, May 29
Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man
soweth, that shall he also reap.
Galatians 6:7
.
In the laws of God in nature, effect follows cause with unerring
certainty. The reaping will testify as to what the sowing has been....
Every seed sown produces a harvest of its kind. So it is in human life.
We all need to sow the seeds of compassion, sympathy, and love; for we
shall reap what we sow. Every characteristic of selfishness, self-love,
self-esteem, every act of self-indulgence, will bring forth a like harvest.
He who lives for self is sowing to the flesh, and of the flesh he will reap
corruption.
God destroys no man. Everyone who is destroyed will have de-
stroyed himself. Everyone who stifles the admonitions of conscience is
sowing the seeds of unbelief, and these will produce a sure harvest. By
rejecting the first warning from God, Pharaoh of old sowed the seeds of
obstinacy, and he reaped obstinacy.
Each actor in history stands in his lot and place; for God’s great
work after His own plan will be carried out by men who have prepared
themselves to fill positions for good or evil. In opposition to righteous-
ness, men become instruments of unrighteousness. But they are not
forced to take this course of action. They need not become instruments
of unrighteousness, any more than Cain needed to.
Men act out their own free will, either in accordance with a character
placed under the molding of God or a character placed under the harsh
rule of Satan.
Every act, every word, is a seed that will bear fruit. Every deed
of thoughtful kindness, of obedience, or of self-denial, will reproduce
itself in others, and through them in still others. So every act of envy,
malice, or dissension is a seed that will spring up in a “root of bitterness”
(
Hebrews 12:15
), whereby many shall be defiled.
Dear young friends, that which you sow, you will also reap. Now is
the sowing time for you. What will the harvest be?
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