Sowing and Reaping

My grandfather loved to farm. He faithfully tended a large garden well into his late seventies. As a teenager, I often assisted him. From my grandfather I learned the basics of husbandry—and even how to plow with a mule (that is a story for another day).

One rule stood above all others: whatever seed you planted was exactly what would grow. Tomato seeds produced tomato plants. Green bean seeds produced green beans. Never—not one single time—was this rule proven wrong. The kind of seed sown always determined the harvest.

Scripture affirms this same principle:

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

This law of sowing and reaping applies not only to the physical world, but also to the spiritual life. What we sow—what we choose, how we live, where we place our faith—will produce a corresponding harvest. Sowing to life reaps life. Sowing to death produces death.

Paul reminds us of God’s redemptive order:

“But each in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, afterward those who are Christ’s at His coming.”
— 1 Corinthians 15:23

Christ Himself was sown in righteousness and obedience, even unto death, and He reaped eternal life through the resurrection. This is our hope. Because of Christ and His sacrifice for our sins, we are counted righteous—not by our own merit, but through the precious blood of Christ.

Just as the Israelites placed the blood of the lamb on the doorposts of their homes so that the angel of death would pass over them, we place our trust in the blood of the Lamb of God. His blood marks the doorposts of our hearts, and death no longer has the final word.

Praise be to God, who has given us eternal life through the sacrifice of Christ Jesus our Lord.

So, as we reflect on this truth, let us pause and consider the seeds we are planting with our lives. None of us sow perfectly, and all of us need grace along the way. Yet the Lord, in His kindness, invites us each day to turn our hearts toward Him. When we entrust ourselves to Christ—resting not in our own efforts but in His finished work—we find that He reshapes both our present walk and our eternal hope. May we walk closely with Him, sowing to the Spirit in quiet faithfulness, trusting that God, who brings the growth, will in His time produce a harvest of life for His glory and for our good.

With Gratitude, Pastor Jesse