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S.E.E.D. For Today_Invest (Planting)

Scripture "People harvest only what they plant." Galatians 6:7b New Century Version Bible

 Sowing to the flesh and sowing to the spirit. Sowing to the flesh means to allow the old nature to have it's way, so also sowing to the Spirit means to allow the Holy Spirit to have His way. The one sower does their sowing in order to promote their flesh, the other does their sowing in order to promote the Spirit. This is dealing with corruption and life. Everyone is looking to reap the benefits of a good life, but people can only harvest what they plant. If we sow seeds to the flesh the harvest will be of fleshly benefits. In the flesh there is nothing good, there we deal with our lust and pleasure and the final harvest of the flesh is corruption. When we sow to the Spirit we reap the harvest of life and the Kingdom of God. Yesterday we talked about investing and risk tolerance. Corruption in the investment world strikes simultaneously it hits profit and benefit. It cripples growth and drains those investors returns. If you plant in corruption, you will reap corruption, so be careful how you plant. What profit will a man receive if by corruption gains everything but loses his soul.

Example to put something firmly in a particular place, to put seed or sow into the ground or into a container of the earth so that it will grow.

Exercise Read Galatians 6:7-10 With the choice you have been given where are you planting or investing your seed. God lets us know "whatever a man sows that is what he will reap" you are entitled to a return, but what have you planted? Check your planting method is it of corruption or life.

Devotion Lord today I pray for wisdom. I know that you invested your Son's life for an exchange for mine. I pray for the knowledge to sow in the Spirit that I reap the harvest of Your Spirit and Your Kingdom. Help my flesh the parts of me that knows how to satisfy itself but defy's Your word by doing it. I pray for the obedience to plant well that the harvest is well with my soul in Jesus Name Amen.




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