Sowing and Reaping
“The hardworking farmer should be the first to receive a share of the crops. Reflect on what I am saying, for the Lord will give you insight into all this.” – 2 Timothy 5:6,7 In the Christian world, we speak often of a principle called sowing and reaping. This idea takes its name from the farming community, specifically the practice of planting crops and then harvesting them later on, after they have been cultivated to maturity. Spiritually speaking, the concept is that what we invest in others through our words and deeds will ultimately spring up from within them and bear fruit in the Kingdom of God. Since the Holy Spirit waters that which we sow, He is able to bring forth something big and abundant from what was initially only a handful of seed (providing that the soil of a person’s heart is fertile). However, something we sometimes miss
