Galatians 6: 6-9

The The three principlesthree principles given to given to believers about believers about sowing and reapingsowing and reaping::

God knows what you sow.

What you sow is what you will get.

If you sow, you will reap a harvest.

God knows what you sow. ““Don’t fool Don’t fool

yourself about yourself about what you are what you are

sowing because sowing because God isn’t God isn’t fooled.” fooled.”

God knows what you sow.

There are some valuable lessons for us.

1. Lesson One – Do not be a Fool (or fooled)2. Lesson Two – God is not going to be fooled3. Lesson Three – Sowing is the beginning of

God’s Harvest (blessing)4. Lesson Four – There can be no harvest

without sowing the right seed

What you sow is what you will get. ““Once the seed is Once the seed is sown, it is settled sown, it is settled

what you will what you will receive.receive.”

What you sow is what you will get.

There are two possibilities:

1. Sowing Good Seed will bring 1. Sowing Good Seed will bring Good Harvest.Good Harvest.

2. Sowing Bad Seed will bring a 2. Sowing Bad Seed will bring a Corrupted Harvest Corrupted Harvest

What you sow is what you will get.

Paul’s reminder about our option:You can get You can get what you want what you want or you can get or you can get

what you do not what you do not want. want.

What you sow is what you will get.

Paul was saying that whatever you sow --- whether it be physical, natural, or spiritual can only reproduce itself. So, in order to be blessed you must sow the things that are good or that increase or that are spiritual.

Getting what you want:

What you sow is what you will get.

Any person DESIRING a Any person DESIRING a HARVEST must FIRST plant HARVEST must FIRST plant

seed.seed.Without SOWING seed one HARVEST would stop EVERYTHING!

What you sow is what you will get. - If you sow sin, you will raise up sin in your offspring.- If you sow sin, you will reap unspiritual children and families.- If you sow sin, you will raise little sinners with no knowledge or opportunity to serve God.- If you sow to the flesh, you reap corruption.- Don’t blame God for your problems and failures

What you sow is what you will get.

The Harvest Of SinThe Harvest Of Sin1. Sow Sin, Reap Disappointment,

- Isaiah 17:112. Sow Sin, Reap Lost Profits,

- Jeremiah 12:13

3. Sow Sin, Reap Judgment, - Joel 3:12-13

What you sow is what you will get.

Some people have needs, because they disobey scripture

Opportunity is Abused When Disobedience Abounds

1. Refusal To Withdraw, (God To Work) - II Thes. 3:6-92. Refusal To Work, - II Thes. 3:10-123. Refusal To Wait, - Isa. 40:31 (But they that wait…)4. Refusal To Tithe, - Mal. 3:8-10

If you sow, you will reap a harvest. God delights in taking the little things

that we give Him and turning them into GREAT THINGS!

Gen. 1:11 “And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was

so.”God DESIGNED seed with LIFE inside them. God DESIGNED seed with LIFE inside them. A seed is designed to bring forth the same A seed is designed to bring forth the same

kind of fruit that it came from. Kingdom kind of fruit that it came from. Kingdom Principles of sowing and reaping Principles of sowing and reaping

If you sow, you will reap a harvest. A. A. Forget about last year"s crop Forget about last year"s crop and focus on this years.and focus on this years.Philipians 3:13-14 - No, dear brothers and sisters, I am still not all I should be,?*?but I am focusing all my energies on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, I strain to reach the end of the race and receive the prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us up to heaven.?*?

If you sow, you will reap a harvest. B. B. The SOIL that you plant in The SOIL that you plant in determines a good harvest or a bad determines a good harvest or a bad harvest.harvest.

If you sow, you will reap a harvest. C. You reap in proportion to what C. You reap in proportion to what we sow.we sow.Luke 6:38, 39 - "Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.?

If you sow, you will reap a harvest. D.You will harvest more than what D.You will harvest more than what you sow. you sow. Proverbs 11:24-25 - "One man gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty. A generous man will prosper; he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed."

If you sow, you will reap a harvest. E. You will only receive a Full E. You will only receive a Full Harvest if you take care of your Harvest if you take care of your seed.seed.Phillipians 3:14 - “I strain to reach the end of the race and receive the prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us up to heaven.”

PROPERPROPER seed seed PLANTED PLANTED in in

PROPER GROUNDPROPER GROUND under under

PROPER PROPER CONDITIONSCONDITIONS produces a produces a

PROSPEROUS PROSPEROUS HARVEST!HARVEST!

- It takes FAITH to begin the - It takes FAITH to begin the PROCESS!PROCESS!- If you sow nothing, you will not If you sow nothing, you will not reap any harvest (increase).reap any harvest (increase).- Paul’s word of encouragement - Paul’s word of encouragement to the believer:to the believer:

““Do not be weary Do not be weary in well doing” in well doing”

- Don’t stop sowing. Do not get Don’t stop sowing. Do not get discouraged and down about discouraged and down about your increase. Live a life of your increase. Live a life of consistent and faithful sowing consistent and faithful sowing and God will see to it that you and God will see to it that you reap a harvest in the proper time.reap a harvest in the proper time.

““For in due season, For in due season, we shall reap”we shall reap”

- You cannot get a harvest until the seed is sown.

- You cannot get a harvest until the seed is cultivated.

- You cannot get a harvest until the seed is ripe.

- You cannot get a harvest if there are not laborers to bring it in.

- You cannot get a harvest until the seed is harvested.

- But, you will always get your harvest in the “season it is due”.

ATTITUDES OF PEOPLE CONCERNING REAPING THEIR

HARVEST: Immature want it today. Desperate want it any way. Faithful want it some day. Mature want it the right way and on the right day.

““IF WE FAINT NOT” IF WE FAINT NOT”

Some rules for sowing and reaping we must follow:

Rule of Faith – If I sow it will grow– If I sow it will growRule of Faithfulness – If I sow consistently and wait patiently, I will reap what I sowRule of Fainting – I cannot give up or tire out or become upset with the timing and plan of God for my harvestRule of Fruit bearing – Fruit is natural, if the branch is connected to the vine, therefore, I know my harvest is coming.

“…“…for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.”for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.”