January 19: Do you believe it now?

Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. - Galatians 6:7

Evangelist D. L. Moody had just started preaching a sermon on Galatians 6:7 when a man in the audience stood up and shouted, "I don't believe it."

Moody replied, "My friend, that doesn't change the fact. Truth is truth whether you  believe it or not." When the meeting broke up, a police officer was at the door to arrest the man on and outstanding warrant. He was convicted of theft and sent to prison for twelve months. Moody observed, "I really believe that when he got to his cell, he believed that he had to reap what he sowed."*

We reap what we sow, whether our actions are harmful or helpful. A wrong word, an immoral activity, an angry look -all these will likely bring negative results. On the other hand, a wise word, a spiritual activity, a smile, a word of witness, a gift, a gospel tract will produce good fruit. God promises that His Word will not return void (Isaiah 55:11).

The principle of the harvest is true in every aspect of our lives-we reap according to what we have sown.

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The evil harvest of sin and the good harvest of righteousness are a sure to follow the sowing as the harvest of wheat and barley. "Live is not casual, but causal. - D.L. Moody

*D.L. Moody, Sowing and Reaping (Ada, MI: Fleming Revell, 1896). 9-10