Galatians 6:7-8
“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 Sprit will of the Sprit reap everlasting life.”
What a person sows follows the universal law of “kind reproduces kind.” If we gossip about our friends, we should not be surprised to find that we do not have as many friends as before or that people are more guarded in their relationships with us. The seeds of gossip can produce only one kind of fruit—bad! Every action produces results, and every result tends to be of the kind that was sowed. This is confirmed by Jesus, relative to human conduct, in Matthew 7:16-18: “You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thorn bushes or figs from thistles? Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit.”
Another principle at work with our human relations, is the reproductive process. There is a powerful tendency toward increase. We find that no matter what a person sows, unless something intervenes to interrupt the cycle, more will be produced than was sown. One can fake living according to Christian standards and morals for a while, but no matter how careful a person is, the fruit produced by their life will betray them.
A significant warning is found in Numbers 32:23: “But if you do not do [as God commands], then take note, you have sinned against the LORD; and be sure your sin will find you out.” We do not know how long it will take and how much fruit will be produced, but sin will produce spiritual weaknesses, even when it is concealed with great energy and hypocrisy. Many variables affect how much and how soon the fruit will appear, but because of the principles of sowing, reaping and increase, it is certain that more will be reaped than was originally sown.
