God Will Not Be Mocked

Verse of the day: 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 Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life.

"What goes around, comes around." How often have we heard that said when people treat us unfairly? Well, there is some truth to that statement when it comes to our relationship with the Lord. It is fairly easy for us to deceive ourselves, and other, in respect to our character, and who we want others to think we are. However, God's Word is very clear about the fact that we will all eventually reap what we have sown. God may remain silent as we build our facade, but He is fully aware of who we really are, and what is in our hearts; and He warns that some day He will rebuke the "pretenders", and set things in order (Ps 50:21). Too often God's patience and long suffering is misinterpreted, and wrongly taken advantage of. Like one who reaps the fruit of his harvest when he sows seed, so we too will eventually reap what we have sown; and just like it takes time for that sown seed to produce fruit, so our words, actions, and deeds, will eventually produce its fruit. There are those who, by their words, give the impression that they are followers of Jesus, but by their action they contradict their words. These are well known by the Lord, and their end will be to their own hurt, and destruction (Phil 3:19). There are those who are believers, who are backslidden, and have allowed themselves to be deceived into thinking that they can get away with their ungodly "secret" sins, that they hide from others, and justify to themselves, who will eventually find out that God is true to His Word that those things done in secret will be exposed publicly (Luke 12:2). The other side of this coin is that there are many of us that grow weary of doing what it right, and seemingly not seeing the results of doing the good works we are commanded to do, to show our trust and faith in the Lord. However, we must not tire from doing good. Yes, it may mean that people take advantage of us, and may even show an attitude of ungratefulness, but the Lord did not place conditions on our well doing. He reminded us that we are to do what we do knowing that He is the One who will ultimately reward us (Col 3:23-25). We are not to give up, but continue until we have finished our race (Gal 6:9; 2 Thess 3:13; 1 Tim 4:6-8). So today, let us take courage; for our Lord knows all things, and will reward in accordance to our works done in faith. He will repay those that do wrong, whether openly or in secret. Let us not grow weary in well doing, knowing that what we sow in the Spirit, we will also reap in the end when we receive our eternal rewards.