You
reap what you sow. Galatians 6:7 says, Do not be deceived: God
cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. This one is all over
scripture. We've all heard the Golden Rule (Matthew 7:12, Luke 6:31),
treat others like you want to be treated. But rarely are we told the
reason. Growing up, I always thought it was just one of those “must
do because it's the right thing” things.
But
the truth is, even from a selfish point-of-view, we want to do this.
Because we reap what we sow. People will treat us the way we treat
them. This concept is actually getting a little traction in the
culture with the phrase, “Pay it forward.” Or how about the
bumper sticker I've seen so often, “Practice random acts of
kindness and senseless acts of beauty.” Or to put it more bluntly,
“What goes around comes around.” See, even the world has figured
this one out.
So
what about when I sow kindness and mercy and people give me crap?
What about when I'm nice and people are still jerks to me? Huh? What
about that?!? Wow, then you're
very lucky. Because then, God makes up the difference, because you're
being like him. He will be kind and merciful and gentle and
understanding to you. He will “pay it forward” to you. And that's
way better than any person could ever do anyway.
And
if you're really lucky, he'll pay you in currency of intimacy with
him. There are no greater riches.
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