“Don’t be misled: No one makes a fool of God. What a person plants, he will harvest. The person who plants selfishness, ignoring the needs of others—ignoring God!—harvests a crop of weeds. All he’ll have to show for his life is weeds! But the one who plants in response to God, letting God’s Spirit do the growth work in him, harvests a crop of real life, eternal life.”
Galatians 6:7-8 MSG – A verse of the day from the Bible presented in Eugene Peterson’s contemporary version called The Message. Accompanied by a personal reflection below.
So, you think you’re too cool to care? Â Well, this verse must have been written with me in mind for all the times that I thought I knew better in “ignoring the needs of others” as I went about “planting selfishness.” Â Not so fast, says Paul. Â Take a second look at what you’re thinking, saying, and doing, won’t you? Â And take note that this loving and forgiving God of ours is also a just and righteous God who keeps watch on how willing we are to allow the Holy Spirit to work within us — do we invite him or do we resist him? Do we actively recognize our failings and make an effort to make things right? Â What are we planting?
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