Many translations read “Reap what you sow”…
Galatians 6:7-10 NCV “ Do not be fooled; you cannot cheat God. People harvest only what they plant. If they plant to satisfy their sinful selves, their sinful selves will bring them ruin. But if they plant to please the Spirit, they will receive eternal life from the Spirit. We must not become tired of doing good. We will receive our harvest of eternal life at the right time if we do not give up. When we have the opportunity to help anyone, we should do it. But we should give special attention to those who are in the family of believers.”
“Do not be fooled; you cannot cheat God.” What does this mean? Simple, what are your motives? Is your assistance or help truly out of devotion, or is there an ulterior motive or plan behind the disguise? God wants you to be real with yourself because He is.
“If they satisfy their sinful selves; their sinful selves will bring them ruin.” Automatically the mind goes to drugs, pornography, alcohol, sure those all bring ruin but what about Selfishness and Greed? What about just caring how this will benefit you? Ruin could be, being alone because you were never true to anyone but yourself.”
“We must never tire of doing good.” Gets pretty frustrating when the bad guys always seem to win, have the most and appear to have not a care in the world. Just remember we are not of this world and our rewards are waiting and eternal.
“When we see someone in need we should help them.” It’s getting harder and harder to offer help to those who appear to so desperately need it, as some have made begging a career. I pray before heading out that if there is one in true need that God guide me to them and lay peace on my spirit. It’s not my place to judge what happens with my gift of help; that’s between God and them. My prayer is to help one in real need. We are blessed so we may be a blessing.
“Paying special attention to the family of believers.” Family is family! Whether you share the same DNA, were created due to love, or belong to a group, organization or church body. That’s what it’s all about belonging and knowing you aren’t alone if or when the storms hit.
We are coming into the season of love, people are more mindful this time of year, but we need to have this mindset every day. I hope you are able to bless someone today the rewards inside are so worth it. Be a love to someone because you are loved by someone, Jesus Christ.
Thank you for joining me. 🥰
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