Galatians 6:7-8 - Love One Kernel

Galatians 6:7-8

 

NKJV

Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life.

NLT

Don’t be misled—you cannot mock the justice of God. You will always harvest what you plant.  Those who live only to satisfy their own sinful nature will harvest decay and death from that sinful nature. But those who live to please the Spirit will harvest everlasting life from the Spirit.

 

“Those who insist on trying to be made righteous before God by the effort of their flesh in following the law will harvest "corruption" or death. In a similar way, those who plant only the seeds of their own sinful desires will also harvest death. Only those who plant God's Spirit, by faith in Christ, will harvest eternal life” – Bibleref.net

 

Up in western Canada they have these huge wheat fields.  Literally section upon section upon sections of wheat. They produce 12% of the world’s wheat. They plant (sow) these huge fields because they expect a big return. In these fields they plant one seed in each little hole they make in the ground (to be clear…they have huge planters that plant hundreds of seeds at a time…But only one per little hole) and that seed produces a plant that has multiple kernels on it.

 

So, here’s the math:

1) Wheat plants, on average, develop about five heads.

2) Each head, on average, develops about 22 kernels.

3) There are an average of 16,000 kernels per pound (727 plants)

 

To me, the lesson here is that what we do and say matters. What we sow in our lives matters. We can affect so many lives with what we pour into others. If we just use the math above, if we pour into and pray for one person; that could possibly affect 700 other lives in the ripple effect. Conversely, if we have a bad experience with one person; that same ripple effect can happen in the wrong direction.

 

I used to tell the students that I taught that all our actions have consequences, good or bad. God will not be mocked. He is just and fair, make no mistake. If we start running down a road that God has told us not to be on…and we get on it anyway…God will let us roll and face the consequences of our actions. And quite possibly we will have a ripple affect that affects others.

 

What we say and do matters…live like it! Pick one person to be kind to today.

 

Love one kernel,

cej