Galatians 6:7 shows us another aspect of sowing and reaping: A farmer will reap what he sows. If he sows oats, he can’t cry and say, “I wanted corn! Why do I keep reaping oats?” If he wants corn, he has to start planting corn, because the seed he sows is the kind of harvest he will reap.
If some Christ followers could look at their deposits in Heaven, They would find out that their account balance reads zero. These followers haven’t been sowing into the Kingdom; therefore, no harvest has been accumulating to their heavenly account.
You see, if you have given nothing to God, He will multiply that nothing and give it back to you. That means you reap a harvest of nothing because zero times any number, no matter how big, still equals zero.
Selfishness Stops Sowing
The main attribute that prevents people from sowing is selfishness. No one is helped by that carnal quality. Suppose a man decides to save his left arm from wearing out by just using his right arm. He thinks, When my right arm gets tired, I can just switch over and use the left one. But what would happen to this man’s left arm if he did that? It would lose its ability to function, wouldn’t it? Such reasoning may sound foolish and ridiculous. But the truth is, it’s the same reasoning a person uses who has one hundred thousand dollars stashed away because he’s afraid that one of these days he won’t have enough money left for the lifestyle he wants to live. It is right to save but not in fear and at the neglect of sharing our resources.
When a person lives in selfishness, the root is deep-seated in fear. It’s gross to care more for one’s own welfare than for helping others in need. Selfishness leads to an impoverished spirit, an empty soul, and a wasted body.
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