He that soweth to the Spirit shall
of the Spirit reap life everlasting. (Galatians 6:8)
Sowing looks like a losing business, for we put good corn
into the ground never to see it anymore. Sowing to the Spirit seems a very
fanciful, dreamy business; for we deny ourselves and apparently get nothing for
it. Yet if we sow to the Spirit by studying to live unto God, seeking to obey
the will of God, and laying ourselves out to promote His honor, we shall not
sow in vain. Life shall be our reward, even everlasting life. This we enjoy
here as we enter into the knowledge of God, communion with God, and enjoyment
of God. This life flows on like an ever-deepening, ever-widening river till it
bears us to the ocean of infinite felicity, where the life of God is ours
forever and ever.
Let us not this day sow to our flesh, for the harvest will
be corruption, since flesh always tends that way; but with holy self-conquest
let us live for the highest, purest, and most spiritual ends, seeking to honor
our most holy Lord by obeying His most gracious Spirit. What a harvest will
that be when we reap life everlasting! What sheaves of endless bliss will be
reaped! What a festival will that harvest be! Lord, make us such reapers, for
thy Son's sake.
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