“Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.” - Galatians 6:7
We all know that to produce a bountiful garden full of delicious and healthy fruits and vegetables we need to condition the soil, plant living seeds, and tend the garden. Did I mention to you that my once beautiful garden boxes are now full of weeds? No matter. The important thing for you and I to remember is that where ever we deliberately act the chances of getting the results we hope for are multiplied by the perseverance we put into that action. Unfortunately the same is true when we fail to act. We still get results with fallow ground; however, they are not the results we counted on. Fallow ground is simply ground we have left to disuse and weeds will find their way into the most sterile ground.
“Even as I have seen, those who plow iniquity and sow trouble reap the same.” - Job 4:8. Here, Job confesses that he has seen with his own eyes that those who mock God by their actions receive what they deserve. The same is so for the man who fails to honor God. Is our worship lying on fallow ground? We must understand that inactivity is the same as deliberately doing the wrong thing. There are only two ways in the world - the way of God and the way of the world. “But he who doubts is condemned if he eats, because he does not eat from faith; for whatever is not from faith is sin.” - Romans 14:23. Whatever proceeds from us must glorify God. If we know that neglecting something will lead to hurtful results we have a Christian duty to attend to the issue so that it will not result in anything less than that which glorifies our heavenly Father.
“Sow for yourselves righteousness; reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground, for it is time to seek the Lord, till He comes and rains righteousness on you.” - Hosea 10:12. If we but remember to glorify God everyday our spiritual gardens will never be fallow. They will always be full of God’s majestic bounty.
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