Hosea 8:7 – “They sow the wind, and so they will reap the whirlwind!”

As I read, prayed, and meditated on the Word of God today, I was reminded of the timeless truth of “The Law of Harvest.”  I saw something I had not considered in this law or principle.   Our attitude toward the Word of God and the Word from God through His messengers is sowing, and sowing produces a crop to be reaped.

Hosea 9:7 – “The prophet is considered a fool – the inspired man is viewed as a madman – BECAUSE of the multitude of your sins and your intense animosity.”

The more sinful a people become, the more they disregard God’s Word and the more they vilify His messengers.   Sin and animosity (anger and hate) permeate our world today.  When we reject God’s Word and turn on His messengers, we are sowing a crop of destruction and judgment.   Sowing to the wind produces whirlwinds.

Hosea 10:13 – “But you have plowed wickedness; you have reaped injustice; you have eaten the fruit of deception.   Because you have depended on your chariots, you have relied on your many warriors.”

When we sow seeds of confidence in human ability and ignore God’s principles of righteousness, the harvest is injustice.  It stems from deception, causing us to believe we can fix it with our own abilities.   We sow seeds of confidence in man and reap a harvest of deception.

This principle or law affects every dimension of life.   If God is truly our focus and pursuit, we are open to His message and the messengers He sends.   If we allow hate to be planted in our hearts, we reap injustice and judgment.

We are citizens of the kingdom and have been invited to live in the presence, power, and provision of that kingdom.  Seek God first, and He adds.  Sowing and reaping.  We give Him our everything, and He gives us His everything.

That illustrates the Law of Harvest.

• We reap what (in kind and type) we sow.
• We reap later (growing time) than we sow.
• We reap more (multiplicity) than we sow.

If we sow a slight breeze, we reap a hurricane.    If we sow a little animosity, we reap full-blown hate.   If we sow a little compassion, we reap an overflow of agape.   If we sow faithfulness in a small thing, we reap God’s faithfulness in all things.

What we sow, we reap, and each crop touches other dimensions of life.  It becomes like a snowball rolling down a hill.   It goes faster and gets larger.   Let’s sow seeds and deeds for the life we desire!

We will reap what we sow, more than we sow, and later than we sow, but we have to sow!    Sow to the harvest you desire to reap!