During this season to commit, it’s worthwhile to stop and ask, why are you planting? What sort of harvest do you expect?

I’ve never been much of a gardener. I was thrilled as a young boy to receive seeds from a record-breaking pumpkin. I was sure that mine would grow even larger than its predecessor. As it turns out, it never even sprouted. I did learn something from my time in my grandfather’s garden, though. He showed me the neat rows of crops, and even before any plants broke the surface, he knew exactly what would appear. You see, he understood that tomatoes would grow tomatoes, okra would grow okra, green beans would grow green beans.

This horticulture 101 probably isn’t news to you, even if you’ve never spent time in a garden. Today’s Scripture teaches that a similar principle operates in our spiritual lives as well: Those who plant for selfish gain grow devastation, while those who plant for the Spirit harvest eternal life. Deciding what to harvest determines what you will plant.

By Joshua Hays from D365