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See More in the Word ‪@jerrybarbaraseymour‬ #hosea #minorprophets #bibleteaching #bookofhosea #oldtestament #oldtestamentbiblestudy. Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. Each one should [sow] give what he has decided in his heart to [sow] give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful [sower] giver. And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. 2 Corinthians 9:6-8
The above verses is agricultural metaphors – the farmer who plants much seed reaps a large crop, but a small planting yields a small harvest. This promise is also true in the spiritual realm. Those who give generously will reap abundantly for the kingdom. In light of Hosea, what is sown to the flesh will also reap an abundant harvest.
Sow for yourselves righteousness; Reap in mercy. Break up your fallow ground, for it is time to seek the Lord, till He comes and rains righteousness on you. You have plowed wickedness; you have reaped iniquity. You have eaten the fruit of lies because you trusted in your own way in the multitude of your mighty men. Hosea 10:12-13
The wicked man does deceptive work, but he who sows righteousness will have a sure reward. As righteousness leads to life, so he who pursues evil pursues it to his own death. Proverbs 11:18-19.
The word “sow” is used 116 times throughout Scripture and is a metaphor for “actions”. “Reaping” is used 43 times throughout Scripture and is a metaphor for the “results of those actions”. Sowing and Reaping is a natural law and a spiritual law. They go together. You cannot sow without reaping something at some point in time. I believe we have seen in the first 8 chapters of Hosea that this Law is in full operation with the children of Israel. What we learned about the Israelites in Amos has been multiplied and harvest is beginning to be realized in Hosea. We have each experienced this Law in our own lives. Thus, it is very important to observe the Law and get it in our spirits so that our harvest will be a sure reward.
Hosea 8:7 – They sow the wind and reap the whirlwind. The stalk has no bud; it shall never produce [a] meal. If it shall produce, aliens would swallow it up.
An important observation that cannot be overlooked: Sin, or sowing to the flesh, produces a whirlwind. A tornado. A hurricane. Produces destruction, death, loss. Righteousness, or sowing to the Spirit, produces a blessing. Brings goodness. A welcomed increase of supply. Produces life, reward, ability to share with others.
The Law of Sowing and Reaping:
1. We Reap what We Have Sown.
Life is full of choices, choices that affect us on an everyday basis in everything we do which means our everyday choices are not without significance or consequences. What we reap was planted either naturally (unknowingly) or purposely (intentionally), either by God or by man, and for either positive or for negative results.
2. We Reap the SAME, in like kind, that We Sow.
a. Look at the Creation account. Everything in nature produces after its own kind.
b. Even God created man after His own image.
c. Why do we think we can sow hate and reap love?
d. Therefore, just as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men, because all sinned. Romans 5:12
3. We Reap in a Different Season than We Sow
a. Too many believers are sowing wild oats throughout the week and then going to church on Sunday and praying for a crop failure. They hope their life-style won’t catch up with them, but of course, it always does.
b. Genesis 8:22 reads: “While the earth remains, Seedtime and harvest, And cold and heat, And summer and winter, And day and night Shall not cease.” The harvest never comes immediately after planting for, while the earth abides, there is seedtime and harvest, cold and winter, etc. There are seasons to life and the harvest never comes immediately.
c. Galatians 6:9 reads: So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessings, if we don’t give up. (NLT)
4. We Reap More than We Sow
a. This is why Hosea told them they were reaping a whirlwind!
b. No fact is more significant and sobering than this one. When we sow good, we bountifully receive from the hand of God who is debtor to no man; for the harvest is always greater than the seed planted.
c. This law works in reverse as well. When we sow evil, we will generally reap more than we sowed as well.
d. Due to God’s grace in this age, when there is genuine repentance and change, we may not reap the results of sin as bountifully as in Old Testament times, but the law still applies in general.