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Do you see how humbled the heart of David is
here? Verse sixteen. (16) “David therefore besought God for the child; and
David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.” He fasts and He prays; two things he should
have done while he was being tempted to pursue Bathsheba. None of us can imagine the grief and the
guilt in this man’s heart. We can only surmise it was huge.
Now, who would have ever thought that what we sow we must reap? Galatians 6:8 “For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.”
Do you remember what I said earlier about those words “he that”? They refer to the character of the individual. This isn’t just a one time sowing to the flesh and one time reaping corruption. It’s a character trait of your life.
King David, like you and me, had huge blessings in his life. The LORD prospered him wherever he went. Yet, when the temptation to take a beautiful woman into his bed fell upon him, he forsook the LORD and then sowed seeds that everyone on the planet would know must bear fruit. That’s just the law of the harvest. What we sow, we will reap.
First, covering up your sin will produce spiritual dullness.
Second, covering up your sin will result in harsher discipline from the LORD.
Now, lastly, how can you sow to the Spirit? Either I sow; I do the things that please my fleshly impulses. Or, I sow; I do the things that please the Holy Spirit in me.
Let me show this to you in the NT. Please turn with me to Galatians chapter five. Galatians 5:22 “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, (23) Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.”
Think about what it means to bear these fruits. The only way to bear this type of fruit is to sow these kinds of seeds. Sow the seeds of love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, and temperance. Then let the LORD develop those fruits inside you as you deal with those He has placed into your life. You see, you can sow those things that will result in what the Spirit wants to produce in you.
When given the opportunity to love the unlovely and the unkind, choose to sow to the Spirit and seek His power to love them. When you are given the privilege of choosing longsuffering, you will bear that very fruit. You just will. The Spirit Who lives in your will enable you to produce exactly what you sow. Shall I say, try it this week?
Here’s how Paul phrased it for the Roman Believers. Romans 8:5 “For those who are according to the flesh and are controlled by its unholy desires set their minds on and pursue those things which gratify the flesh, but those who are according to the Spirit and are controlled by the desires of the Spirit set their minds on and seek those things which gratify the [Holy] Spirit. (13) For if you live according to [the dictates of] the flesh, you will surely die. But if through the power of the [Holy] Spirit you are [habitually] putting to death (making extinct, deadening) the [evil] deeds prompted by the body, you shall [really and genuinely] live forever. (14) For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.” {Amplified Bible}.
Oh to recognize the laws of life. Oh to see that there is a law of the harvest and it always works. Shall we pray? “LORD, we need You. We need Your Word. We need a surrendered heart today. Teach us Your ways today LORD. Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven.” Fortunately for us, God has provided both present and eternal forgiveness. That’s what the Cross of Christ is all about. We’ve all failed miserably and we all deserve Hell. Yet, Christ single-handedly attacked and defeated sin and death on your behalf. And today He lives so that you and I might be completely forgiven and restored to a place of true fellowship with His Father. Go on to page five
Now, who would have ever thought that what we sow we must reap? Galatians 6:8 “For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.”
Do you remember what I said earlier about those words “he that”? They refer to the character of the individual. This isn’t just a one time sowing to the flesh and one time reaping corruption. It’s a character trait of your life.
King David, like you and me, had huge blessings in his life. The LORD prospered him wherever he went. Yet, when the temptation to take a beautiful woman into his bed fell upon him, he forsook the LORD and then sowed seeds that everyone on the planet would know must bear fruit. That’s just the law of the harvest. What we sow, we will reap.
First, covering up your sin will produce spiritual dullness.
Second, covering up your sin will result in harsher discipline from the LORD.
Now, lastly, how can you sow to the Spirit? Either I sow; I do the things that please my fleshly impulses. Or, I sow; I do the things that please the Holy Spirit in me.
Let me show this to you in the NT. Please turn with me to Galatians chapter five. Galatians 5:22 “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, (23) Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.”
Think about what it means to bear these fruits. The only way to bear this type of fruit is to sow these kinds of seeds. Sow the seeds of love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, and temperance. Then let the LORD develop those fruits inside you as you deal with those He has placed into your life. You see, you can sow those things that will result in what the Spirit wants to produce in you.
When given the opportunity to love the unlovely and the unkind, choose to sow to the Spirit and seek His power to love them. When you are given the privilege of choosing longsuffering, you will bear that very fruit. You just will. The Spirit Who lives in your will enable you to produce exactly what you sow. Shall I say, try it this week?
Here’s how Paul phrased it for the Roman Believers. Romans 8:5 “For those who are according to the flesh and are controlled by its unholy desires set their minds on and pursue those things which gratify the flesh, but those who are according to the Spirit and are controlled by the desires of the Spirit set their minds on and seek those things which gratify the [Holy] Spirit. (13) For if you live according to [the dictates of] the flesh, you will surely die. But if through the power of the [Holy] Spirit you are [habitually] putting to death (making extinct, deadening) the [evil] deeds prompted by the body, you shall [really and genuinely] live forever. (14) For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.” {Amplified Bible}.
Oh to recognize the laws of life. Oh to see that there is a law of the harvest and it always works. Shall we pray? “LORD, we need You. We need Your Word. We need a surrendered heart today. Teach us Your ways today LORD. Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven.” Fortunately for us, God has provided both present and eternal forgiveness. That’s what the Cross of Christ is all about. We’ve all failed miserably and we all deserve Hell. Yet, Christ single-handedly attacked and defeated sin and death on your behalf. And today He lives so that you and I might be completely forgiven and restored to a place of true fellowship with His Father. Go on to page five