Don’t be misled—you cannot mock the justice of God. You will always harvest what you plant. Those who live only to satisfy their own sinful nature will harvest decay and death from that sinful nature. But those who live to please the Spirit will harvest everlasting life from the Spirit.—Galatians 6:7-8 (NLT)
Heavenly Father,
Help me live to please Your Spirit—planting only good seeds and harvesting the best that You have for me here, in this world—as I look forward, with confidence, to that time when You call me home to be forever there with You.
Don’t allow me to forget
that there are either good consequences or bad consequences associated with
everything that I think, say and do—for You are a Holy and Just God.
Remind me that when I live
for myself—living only to satisfy my own sinful nature—only death and decay can
come as a result. But when I live in
faithful obedience to Your Spirit I get to enjoy a harvest of abundant and
everlasting life.
Keep me mindful that while
You will show me mercy, completely forgive me, and even extend to me Your grace
when I repent of my bad choices, there will always be consequences of my sin
which still remain—consequences that hurt both myself and others.
Show me how the choices I
make—that is, the seeds that I plant by my thoughts, words, and actions—will
determine the kind of harvest that I will reap.
And help me to choose wisely to plant the seeds that lead to life.
Help me live to please Your Spirit—planting only good seeds and harvesting the best that You have for me here, in this world—as I look forward, with confidence, to that time when You call me home to be forever there with You.
In the name of Jesus,
Amen.
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