You Reap what You Sow
Hosea 10
 |
| I pray blessings on you as you read. |
(v. 12-13) " Sow for yourselves righteousness, reap the fruit of unfailing love, and break up your unplowed ground; for it is time to seek the Lord, until he comes and showers righteousness on you. But you have planted wickedness, you have reaped evil, you have eaten the fruit of deception..."
My Thoughts
Have you ever heard that phrase, 'You reap what you sow?' It is very true. It is very similar the other phrase, 'What goes around comes around.' If you are not a very nice person to others, no one is going to want to be nice to you. Were you to continue doing things that are wrong, you are going to face the consequences of your choices. The consequences of our choices are the fruit of our labor. That's another phrase. So many phrases this time!
These phrases may continue on from here a bit, sorry if you don't like it, but please continue to read! The two main phrases here, fruit of our labor and reap what you sow, have plant imagery. This is to help us understand better because the meanings here are extremely similar. Only one type of plant will come of a particular seed, and the fruit that it bears will be the same. So as it is with our choices, whether the intent of our choices is either good or evil.
For example, if you lie often, no one will trust you and people are either not going to tell you anything important or they may lie back to you. If you are honest, you will be trustworthy and people won't try as hard to hie things from you. That example brings me to the question, "What about if someone tells you something that you don't have a right to tell anyone else, but someone else asks you about it?" Well in that case, you don't lie about it, but you tell them that it's not your right to say anything about it. Depending on what it is about of course. If it is a serious issue that needs to be addressed, then action needs to be taken.
So, in the case of a lie being the choice, the seed is deception. The fruit is distrust and deception and that is what you will gain from it. Is that really what you want to get from others? If not, then don't let that be what you give to others. Sow love, encouragement, blessings and that is what you will receive in return. You will be blessed, encouraged and loved. Investing these ways in other people is just like investing your money and it is more important and more beneficial and more valuable.
When you invest in people, you are literally making an investment. It is a much better investment than something of monetary value though because money does not last. Your spirit does and we should all be doing everything we can to grow spiritually rather than ignore our spiritual well-being only to suffer when the material things we have invested in mostly are left behind and no longer mean anything.
Focus on building good relationships with people instead of building your wealth. Your wealth will not and can not be there for you in hard times, but people can. If there is someone who looks up to you, invest in them. Invest your time in them and build your relationship. Focus a little bit more on that this week, you will not be disappointed.
Previous PostNext Post
These phrases may continue on from here a bit, sorry if you don't like it, but please continue to read! The two main phrases here, fruit of our labor and reap what you sow, have plant imagery. This is to help us understand better because the meanings here are extremely similar. Only one type of plant will come of a particular seed, and the fruit that it bears will be the same. So as it is with our choices, whether the intent of our choices is either good or evil.
For example, if you lie often, no one will trust you and people are either not going to tell you anything important or they may lie back to you. If you are honest, you will be trustworthy and people won't try as hard to hie things from you. That example brings me to the question, "What about if someone tells you something that you don't have a right to tell anyone else, but someone else asks you about it?" Well in that case, you don't lie about it, but you tell them that it's not your right to say anything about it. Depending on what it is about of course. If it is a serious issue that needs to be addressed, then action needs to be taken.
So, in the case of a lie being the choice, the seed is deception. The fruit is distrust and deception and that is what you will gain from it. Is that really what you want to get from others? If not, then don't let that be what you give to others. Sow love, encouragement, blessings and that is what you will receive in return. You will be blessed, encouraged and loved. Investing these ways in other people is just like investing your money and it is more important and more beneficial and more valuable.
When you invest in people, you are literally making an investment. It is a much better investment than something of monetary value though because money does not last. Your spirit does and we should all be doing everything we can to grow spiritually rather than ignore our spiritual well-being only to suffer when the material things we have invested in mostly are left behind and no longer mean anything.
Focus on building good relationships with people instead of building your wealth. Your wealth will not and can not be there for you in hard times, but people can. If there is someone who looks up to you, invest in them. Invest your time in them and build your relationship. Focus a little bit more on that this week, you will not be disappointed.
Previous PostNext Post
Prayer Time
Now you talk to God about what you read, and you can even read this chapter of the Bible for yourself before you do.
Let me know your thoughts on this reading as well.
Thank you for taking the time to read, I pray that what you have read blesses and inspires you! Godbless!
No comments :
Post a Comment
Please be respectful and do not comment anything that is hateful, hurtful or illegal. Thank you!