The Laws Of Almighty God (1 Of 5)

We deal with laws of this country every day and so we are familiar with many of the laws of the land.

Even children have some understanding about laws and how important they are to us.

In fact, sometime children have a better understanding of the LAW OF GRAVITY than we adults do.

Illus: The story of the little boy who said, while running out of the house,

• “Mom, I am going to play baseball with God!”

• The mother said, “How are you going to play baseball with God?”

• The little boy said, “I throw the ball up and God throws it back down to me!”

America is a land of laws.

That is, we are governed by laws, not by feelings or popular opinion.

Years ago, America was blessed with politicians who understood this more than some of our present-day politicians.

Whatever happened to the politicians who looked at the laws on the books when a situation came up and said, “This is what the law states for everyone and this is the punishment due to the one who breaks those law!”

Then the law was enforced to the detail, regardless of whether the decision was popular or unpopular.

It is essential that we, as a nation, get back to be governing by the laws of the land, rather than what is popular with the people.

THE SAME THING APPLIES TO GOD’S CHURCH.

God’s church can not be guided by feelings or popular opinion.

This Bible that I preach from every Sunday is the inspired, infallible Word of God.

Because this book contains the Word of God we should treat it with reverence.

Illus: For example, in my office I have many books, but I have a special place where I keep God’s word, and I make sure not anything is ever piled on top of the Holy Bible.

This Bible does not contain the Word of God, it is the Word of God and in it are stated the LAWS OF ALMIGHTY GOD which we are expected to obey seven days a week, three hundred and sixty-five days a year!

We are a nation of LAWS but also God is a God of laws!

For example, in our text today we see God has established laws you and I need to consider over the next few weeks.

I hope you will be here for every service. We are going to consider that...

1. WE REAP WHAT WE HAVE HAS BEEN SOWNED

2. WE REAP IN ANOTHER SEASON THAN WHEN WE HAVE SOWN

3. WE REAP MORE THAN WE HAVE SOWN

4. WE REAP IN PROPORTION TO WHAT WE HAVE SOWN

5. WE REAP ONLY IF WE PERSEVERE

These are the LAWS OF ALMIGHTY GOD in our text that we wish to consider in this series.

Today, we want to consider...

I. WE REAP ONLY WHAT HAS BEEN SOWNED

Look at Gal. 6:7-8. We read, “Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.”

We live in an age when we are being told we are no longer responsible for our actions.

Do you realize we live in the age of excuse making!!!

Illus: Police and patrolman hear all kinds of excuses for speeding.

Such as:

We are told the most common excuses for speeding include:

• I didn’t realize I was speeding.

• I am late for work.

• I have a medical emergency.

• I have to use the bathroom.

• I was overtaking another vehicle

• I didn’t see the speed limit sign

• I wasn’t paying attention

• Everyone else was speeding.

I imagine policemen and patrolmen are like us pastors. We get together and swap some of the ridiculous excuses because people miss church.

People have an excuse for every evil thing they do.

Our society today makes me think of that crowd in in Luke 14:18 “And they all with one consent began to make excuse”.

For example...

• We are told that the evil actions of the child molester have to be excused because he, or she, was molested as a child.

• The person with a bad Temper must be excused because they inherited their bad temper from their dead grandpa.

• Some have to be excused because they said the devil made them do it

• Some must be excused because everybody else is doing it

• The abortionist has to be excused because their body is their body to do with as they please.

• The drunk has to be excused because they have a chemical imbalance.

• The homosexuals must be excused because God created them that way.