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Hosea 10:12
Sow for yourselves righteousness,
reap the
fruit of unfailing love,
and break up your
unplowed ground;
for it is time to seek the
LORD,
until he comes
and showers
righteousness on you.
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February 5
Sowing Righteousness
We reap what we sow is an often repeated saying
which has roots in passages such as Hosea 10.
If we do good, we'll receive good in return.
We will get what we deserve, both good and bad.
It depends on one's perspective whether the
process of reaping and sowing is really true.
Without a doubt there are bad people who seem to
prosper and good people who suffer.
Likewise, is God the sole source of reaping good
and bad things?
On a spiritual level, we will reap eternal
benefits or suffer punishment based on what we
sow. Those who ignore the Lord now will be
ignored when they cry out to Him on Judgment
Day. This much is guaranteed.
As for what we receive on earth, reaping what we
sow should be considered a proverb. It is
good advice and generally true but not a promise
of things to come. God does bless and
curse people here on earth but not always.
Why some people do not receive blessings and
curses on earth is unanswerable as we do not
know the mind of God.
There is a human element though as well.
It is the Golden Rule in effect. If we
treat people nicely, they are more likely to
treat us nicely back. If we treat people
poorly, we're likely to be treated poorly in
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