Daily Devotional - Possibilities: The Garden of the Heart - Week 23 - Day 153 - 6/2/26 - "You Reap What You Sow"

Author: Evangelist Jamie Hoffman

“You Reap What You Sow”
Scripture: Galatians 6:7-9, NIV

“Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.  Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.”

Devotion:
Today’s Scripture is a well-known one depicting the importance of what we sow being in direct correlation to what we reap. In agriculture, reaping is the process of cutting and gathering crops. “Reaping” in a spiritual sense represents the cause and effect of our actions. If we sow to our flesh, we will reap a fleshly reward of destruction. However, if we sow to please God and His Spirit, we will reap eternal life.

God's Word contains many verses referencing the future harvest accompanying Jesus' second coming. Jesus is coming to gather His crop one day, and we will want to be in that number. We can’t get distracted by what we see happening around us; we must stay steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord.

This morning, take a few minutes and think about what you have been sowing. What are you sowing in your home? In your friend group? In your job? In your community? In your church? Does what you sow glorify the flesh or God?

Prayer: 
Lord, help me sow good seeds so You get the glory out of my life. Cleanse me from the inside out, crucify my flesh daily, and let Your Spirit alone lead and guide me. Amen.