For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life. (Galatians 6:8)

Like Produces Like

The principle of reproduction was established on day four of creation when God created the grass, the herb that yields seed, and the fruit tree that yields fruit according to its kind. This would apply to the abundance of living creatures in the waters, the birds that fly above the earth, the cattle and creeping things, and beasts of the earth, and finally, a man and a woman. Reproduction is based on the principle that everything reproduces after its own kind. An apple tree cannot bear figs, and a cow cannot reproduce a duck. Children can only be conceived by a man and a woman. The law of reproduction is established by the hand of God, and the habitation of the Divine cannot be changed.

Sowing and reaping are true in the spiritual world. A person’s life is determined by what they sow in their hearts. There are only two possibilities. Either a man will sow of his flesh, or he will choose to follow God and sow in his heart the seeds of the Spirit. The harvest always shows what is sown. A cornfield reveals that corn seeds were planted. Apple orchards come from apple seeds. A corrupt and wicked life comes from sowing the seeds of corruption and evil. To have a spiritual life with God requires sowing seeds of the Spirit. Crossbreeding is not possible between kinds. It is impossible to live a fleshly life and receive everlasting life. Like produces like.

When Jesus said it was impossible to serve two masters, He showed that like can only produce what it represents in life. If a man will not plant the seeds of the word of God in his heart, he will become what he has ingested into his spirit. The wise man noted that as a man thinks himself to be in his heart, he will become. What a man plants in his heart will determine the kind of man he will become. Those who sow to the flesh will of the flesh reap corruption because goodness cannot come from evil hearts. When a man sows the seed of the Spirit in his heart, he will of the Spirit reap everlasting life. Like produces like.

Sowing and reaping is the basic principle of life. Everyone has the free choice to decide what seed they want to implant in their life. If a man wants to be close to God, learn about Jesus Christ, and commune with the Holy Spirit, he must spend the time required to fill his heart with the message of God’s grace. Faith comes from hearing the word of God, and the proportion of faith will largely be determined by the sowing of the seed of the word in the heart. Without the sowing, there can be no harvest. A man becomes what a man desires to be. If he wants to know everything about the word of God, he will dedicate his heart to know his will. The sowing of the seed of God’s word will bring a bountiful crop of righteousness, truth, and the knowledge of God’s will.

Everyone becomes what they desire to be. That desire must be to sow to the Spirit. The reward of sowing to the Spirit cannot be compared to anything in this world. Everlasting life comes from those who have sown the word in the heart. Sowing is hard work. It is laborious and taxing. The more acres of spiritual seed planted in the heart, the greater the harvest. Sowing the seed of the Spirit will reap an eternal harvest.