The Laws Of Almighty God (4 Of 5)

Illus: Some folks evidently think they are special individuals, and they are above these laws of God.

But as you read through the scriptures you will see they applied to some of the saints of God that was outstanding servants of God. No one is above the laws of God not even great servants like King David or Jacob.

Every time they sowed bad seeds they reaped bad seeds. NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAWS OF GOD!!!

Today we want to consider another LAW that applies to everyone.

THIS LAW that we are going to deal with today is, WE REAP IN PROPORTION TO WHAT WE SOW.

Before we get into dealing with this law I need to explain something.

That is:

• The law “WE REAP MORE THAN WE SOW”

• The law “WE REAP IN PROPORTION TO WHAT WE SOW”

May seem to be the same!!!

However, these laws are different in who they are APPLIED TOO.

For example…

• The law, “WE REAP MORE THAN WE SOW,” has to do WITH GOD.

• The law, “WE REAP IN PROPORTION TO WHAT WE SOW,” has to do WITH US.

To understand how these laws affect us, we have to understand that what happens to us is largely based on the DAILY DECISIONS WE MAKE EACH DAY.

Let me explain in two ways…

(1) We are told by the best doctors in the land that if a person chooses to eat “junk food,” every day, that person is going to pay a price physically later on in life.

That is they can enjoy the JUNK FOOD as they eat it EVERYDAY---but they are going to pay for eating it later!!!

(2) We are told by the best economists in the land that if a person chooses to make the decision to spend more than he/she makes they are going to pay for it later.

They can enjoy using their spending buying things they want to buy but they are going to pay for their sowing later.

However, in spite of the best advice people can get, many still live their lives as if they can make all kinds of “dumb decisions” and not have to suffer any serious consequences from these bad decisions.

Most of you know there are:

• PHYSICAL LAWS,

• FINANCIAL LAWS,

• NATURAL LAWS

that govern our lives each day.

The people who will be foolish enough to think they can break these laws and get away with it will eventually find out WE REAP IN PROPORTION TO WHAT WE SOW.

Illus: There is a sign along the Alaskan Highway that says, “Choose your rut carefully, you’ll be in it for the next 200 miles.”

Many have made bad decisions and they are going to have to live with the consequences of these bad decisions.

For example, a person can make the decision to accept the Lord Jesus to save them from their sins or not.

BUT THAT IS ONE DECISION THEY ARE GOING TO LIVE WITH FOR ETERNITY!!!

Let me show you, from the scriptures, how this law “WE REAP IN PROPORTION TO WHAT WE SOW” is similar to the other laws we covered in this series in THE POSITIVE and THE NEGATIVE.

Let us first look at...

A. The POSITIVE.

II Cor. 9:6 says, “But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.”

WHAT IS GOD SAYING?

God is saying that WE REAP IN PROPORTION TO WHAT WE SOW!

Illus: Have you ever drove your car down some these interstate highways in the spring and summer and noticed literally millions of these beautiful flowers planted at some of these intersection.

BUT, HAVE YOU EVER STOPPED TO THINK HOW THOSE BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS CAME TO EXIST IN THESE AREAS?

They are the result of someone’s PLANTING LOTS OF FLOWER SEEDS IN THE PREPARED SOIL.

The results are that LOTS OF FLOWERS HAVE SPRUNG UP!

It is the LAW OF NATURE, the more you plant, the more you reap.

That is, YOU REAP IN PROPORTION TO WHAT YOU SOW.

God’s Word tells us when you sow BOUNTIFULLY you also reap BOUNTIFULLY. If you sow SPARINGLY you also reap SPARINGLY.

Illus: If someone had come along and just thrown a small handful of seeds along the roadside we would not have these large areas of lovely flowers by the side of the road that we enjoy looking at.

One of THE LAWS OF ALMIGHTY GOD is that WE REAP IN PROPORTION TO WHAT WE SOW.

Here is the good news concerning this law that I REALLY LIKE. To a large extent, God gives us control…

• THE MORE WE SOW THE MORE WE REAP!

• THE LESS WE SOW THE LESS WE REAP!

If you want a lot of the blessings of God in your life, then you have to be willing to sow lots of good seeds.