Title: The Great Truth
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♡♥♡ Great Truth / Galatians 6:6-10
*** Introduction
There are many principles and laws in the world. The well-known ‘law of gravitational pull’ reveals the principle of gravity, and the Earth’s ‘rotation’ and ‘orbital’ cycles are the principles of night, day, and four seasons. Since God created the universe, people have been discovering the principles and laws that God has made up to this day one by one. However, people do not acknowledge God even when they see these mysterious and mysterious principles and laws of the universe. So God says in Romans 1:18-20.
“The wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness; for in them the things that may be known of God are revealed, and God has made them visible to them. From the creation of the world his invisible things, even his eternal power and divinity, have been clearly seen and understood in all things that have been made;
We can see that these words do not necessarily seek human understanding of the principles and laws of God's creation. It has nothing to do with God whether or not man acknowledges God by looking at the mystical laws of the universe. However, according to the will of God, each person receives the price according to what he thought and did. This is also the law that God has ordained for living things.
There is a poem called ‘Potato Flower’ by poet Kwon Tae-eung, a children’s literature writer from Chungju, North Chungcheong Province. This poem is engraved on the Tangeumdae in Chungju in songbi, and its contents are as follows.
Purple potato / Pavonamana purple potato / White potato / White potato / Pavonamana white potato.
This coincidence reflects the resentment and anti-Japanese spirit under Japanese rule. The poet ridicules through poetry that even Japan, which invaded Korea, reaps what they sow, through the very clear law of nature.
“What you sow, you reap” is an immutable law and great truth that God has given to the natural world. This is a slang word these days for 'carrots'. It's so natural. Proverbs 30:33 expresses this natural reason in a very interesting way. “For as milk is stirred and it becomes butter, and when you twist your nose, it bleeds, so when you stir up an oar, strife remains.” Verse 8 applies this truth to the life of the spirit. “He who sows to his flesh will reap corruption from the flesh, but he who sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life from the Spirit.” Let's get into this truth.
1. Everyone is planting something.
Verse 7 says, “Whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.” In other words, ‘we are all planting something in the field of our lives, and we will reap the results.’ The question is, 'What to plant?'
Farmers plow the field with the seeds to be sown in mind, and sow the seeds along the ridges. Even the factories that make products follow the design for a specific product by mixing and molding materials to create the finished product. Even when teaching children, they send them to the academy thinking about the skills they want to achieve, be it an instrument, song, or art. In many of these things that people do, planting, sowing, and investing are things that are clearly visible and predictable.
But there are many more that we sow and sow without any awareness of what we sow or sow. Every thought, word, and action we plant and sow. God makes it clear that even what we imagine for the future is sowing. Let's look at Deuteronomy 31:21. “This song, which their children will not forget to sing, will be as a witness before them in their calamity and affliction. Before I brought them into the land I swore, I know their imaginations today.” Although the Israelites had not yet entered the land of Canaan, God already knew not only what they imagined but also the outcome, and left this evidence. Aren't you afraid?
2. What you plant and sow, you will surely see results.
What you sow will always have a result and you will also reap. Once a farmer sows a seed, he knows when it will bear fruit. Seed envelopes accurately indicate when to plant and when to harvest. But things in our lives are a little different.
In human work, the time when the results appear and the time when the results are reaped are not constant. This means that you cannot predict when the results will appear. Sometimes the results of what you plant now appear in just a few minutes, and sometimes results appear suddenly after a few days, years, or even decades. Even worse, what parents sow, they reap in their children. Let's look at 1 Kings 11:34-35. This verse speaks of the wrath of God caused by Solomon's departure from God, which will extend to the generations of his children.
“But my servant David, whom I have chosen, has kept my commandments and my decrees, so that I will not take the whole kingdom from his hand, but to rule it for him during Solomon’s lifetime. I will give it to you.”
Psalm 37:25 speaks of the fact that the consequences extend to the descendants of those who practice righteousness. “From my youth to old age, I have never seen the righteous forsaken or their descendants begging for food.”
Let's look at God's Word as the most powerful evidence. Isaiah 55:10-11. I will read it in a modern language Bible. “When rain or snow falls from heaven, it does not just return there, but waters the ground, causing the crops to sprout and bear fruit. So they harvest food for the farmers and obtain seeds for farming again. The word that came out of my mouth is the same. Those words don't just come back to me without results. I realize what I want and carry out the tasks I have been entrusted with.”
It goes without saying, then, that we must be careful with what we sow and plant.
3. Take responsibility for the results shown.
It goes without saying that you are responsible for the consequences of your actions. But these days, that doesn't seem to be the case. The results of the work are visible, but no one wants to take responsibility. However, God must hold the person responsible for the outcome of the work.
Let's look at Matthew 12:36,37. “I tell you, whatever meaningless a man says, he will be brought to trial on the day of judgment; by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.” Let's look at Ezekiel 18:2,4. “2, What is it that you say about the land of Israel, ‘The father ate sour grapes, and the son’s teeth are set on’? 4, All souls belong to me. As the soul of a father is mine, so also the soul of the son is mine; the soul that sins shall die.”
When Israel entered Canaan, the great city of Jericho was overthrown by the power of God. However, he failed and ran away in the small adult ‘Ai Castle’. When weeping, God said to Israel, who complained about God, “It is because there is a man among you who has sinned against God’s commandment.” In other words, because of a man named Achan who stole a cloak from Shinar, two hundred shekels of silver, and a nugget of gold weighing fifty shekels, all of Israel failed. In the end, because of one Achan, his family and all of his possessions were stoned to death and buried in heaps of stones.
Another thing, when Israel sent two spies in advance to capture Jericho, it was discovered by the Jericho army. At that time, Rahab, a prostitute from Jericho, hid them and made them return safely. As a result, through one Rahab, the entire family and relatives were saved.
God will always hold you accountable for the consequences, whether good or bad. Even if the time for the results to appear may vary, they must be held accountable.
4. What will we plant?
Now the most important part. Now that we know all the facts, what we need to do is, 'What are we planting?' First, let's think about the attitude toward life before the issue of what to plant. Because more often than not we plant and sow when we didn't intentionally plant and sow.
A Christian must be clearly conscious in his thoughts, words, and actions. What is the ritual? It is knowing that my own thoughts, words, and all actions are the object of God's observation. God has said, “He searches the hearts of men.” Let's take an example.
Judas Iscariot, a disciple of Jesus, was in charge of the accountant in the Discipleship. It was a week before Jesus became the sacrifice for the ransom. He and his disciples visited the house of Lazarus in Bethany. At that time, Mary broke a jar of very expensive nad oil, poured it on Jesus' feet, and washed his feet with her hair.
Judas Iscariot, who was watching this event that happened in an instant, spoke a word. “It would be a lot of money for that amount of perfume, so why don’t you sell it and give it to the poor?” Judging from these words alone, Judas Iscariot's heart seems warm and trustworthy. But the Lord who sees his heart expresses Judas' heart like this. “He said this not because he thought of the poor, but because he was a thief who was in charge of managing the money of his disciples and sometimes steals it,” he said.
This is what we need to pay attention to. God doesn't look at the great or small, many or little, important or insignificant things we do. It is to see whether you are doing the will of God with your true heart.
With this attitude of mind, we should do good works whenever we have the opportunity. In other words, you should plant and sow as hard as you can. But what to plant?
First, plant ‘prayer’. There is an abundance of life.
Plant ‘joy’. That is, rejoice in God and rejoice in the life God has given you. “The joy of God is our strength,” he said.
Plant ‘thanks’. In other words, give thanks for the grace of God who works in all things. He grants our wishes.
Plant ‘life’. Spread the eternal life that God gives to as many people as you can. A reward that shines like the stars in the sky is reserved.
Plant the ‘material’. Oil bottles and powder poisons fill you with endless abundance.
Sow toil, service, service, and alms. God will pay you back.
Matthew 25:35-36. “I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to see me.” In Hebrews 13:2, he said, “Do not forget to be hospitable. In this way some have unwittingly entertained angels.” 1 Peter 4:9 says, “Be courteous to one another without grumbling.” Proverbs 19:17 says, “To have mercy on the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his good deeds.”
Not a single word of God's word can be fulfilled without fail. If so, then we must live like this. The result of living in this way is the glory and life that God exalts. It is the unchanging truth in this world and in the kingdom of God to come. I pray that your life and I will be a valid life that gives glory to God and people like this.