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 will call me to my heavenly home.
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 will call me to my heavenly home.
In the name of Jesus, Amen.
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