Sow What You’ve Reaped

1 Corinthians 13:13 And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.

When we got born again, God gave us His love. In  the moment we accepted Him into our hearts, we received His perfect love. Romans 5:5 says And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us. So, we see that we have the love of God IN us, but unless it is expressed it doesn’t do any good. It must be revealed through word and deed to be of any benefit.

One day I heard the Lord say to me, “You must sow what you’ve reaped.” For a moment I thought that was strange. I’ve always heard it the other way around, You reap what you sow. Then I saw it so clearly- I have reaped God’s love, forgiveness, mercy, peace, grace, and every other benefit of the cross. How then can I withhold those things from any person on the earth?

Matthew 18:22-35 tells the story of a servant who was deeply in debt to his master. He begged for mercy and the master forgave him of his debt. The servant then went to another man who owed him far less than the amount he had been forgiven and demanded immediate repayment. When the man was unable to repay him, the servant had him thrown in prison. The master heard what had happened and called the wicked servant before him, and dealt harshly with him because he had been forgiven such a great debt, but did not extend that same forgiveness. Jesus made it clear that the servant was not sowing what he reaped and therefore not only lost his position, but was made to repay his debt.

The greatest thing we can remember, is that we reaped it all from Jesus. Focus on that, and even when it seems an individual is undeserving, sow to them what you have received. When you sow what you’ve reaped, God’s grace will override your feelings, and keep you in perfect love and freedom for your life!

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