Bible Questions Answered: Sowing And Reaping

Bible Questions Answered:
Three years ago I received the Lord into my life, but I am sickly and wonder if the Lord hears me, if I'm really forgiven.
Jesper/ Copenhagen, Denmark

Bible Answers:

Acts 2:21 KJV
And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.

Acts 10:43 NLT
He is the one all the prophets testified about, saying that everyone who believes in Him will have their sins forgiven through His name.

Acts 13:38,39 NLT
38 Brothers, listen! We are here to proclaim that through this man Jesus there is forgiveness for your sins.
39 Everyone who believes in Him is declared right with God—something the law of Moses could never do.

I John 3:14 KJV
We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.

I John 5:1 NLT
"Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has become a child of God..."


It is the living God's will, that all would come to the Lord Jesus and claim Him as their Saviour.

I Timothy 2:4 KJV
Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.

II Corinthians 5:21 KJV
For He hath made Him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him.

II Corinthians 5:21 NLT
For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ.


Once born again, our God, gives us His grace, while burying our sins.

II Corinthians 5:17 KJV
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

Micah 7:19 KJV
He will turn again, He will have compassion upon us; He will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.

Psalm 103:12 KJV
As far as the east is from the west, so far hath He removed our transgressions from us.

Titus 3:7 KJV
That being justified by His grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.


Well if this is all true, and it of course is, why then may a Christian be sick, have enemies, etc..etc..etc..
One reason is because of the law of, “ sowing and reaping.”

Galatians 6:7,8 KJV
[7] Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
[8] 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.


A simple homily:
A workman may drive a nail into a wall, and later decide that he should remove it, and so he does.
Yet one thing remains, the hole, the nail made.

Yes, God's word says that He forgives sin, and buries it in the depths of the sea, the greatest vault on earth.
And yet, that is not to say that the consequences of sin will also be removed, what a warning to one and all, this should be!

Galatians 6:7,8 KJV
[7] Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
[8] 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.


Time and time again, God has warned mankind not to enter into the ways of sin, and one reason why is because of it's consequences.

Matthew 7:13,14 KJV
[13] Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
[14] Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

Proverbs 13:15 KJV
"...the way of transgressors is hard."

Job 15:20 KJV
"The wicked man travaileth with pain all his days,..."

Psalm 107:17 KJV
Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.

Romans 2:9 KJV
"Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil..."

Proverbs 14:12 KJV
There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

Isaiah 59:6-8 KJV
[6]...their works are works of iniquity, and the act of violence is in their hands.
[7] Their feet run to evil, and they make hast to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction are in their paths.
[8] The way of peace they know not; and there is no judgment in their goings: they have made them crooked paths: whosoever goeth therein shall not know peace.


Can God, deliver one from the consequences of the past?
Yes, but whether He does or not, is up to Him.

Have individuals been delivered from sickness, addictions, failure of health, due to the sins of the past?
Yes!

But, again, this is in the sovereignty of God.

What should a person do?
Prayer is the first key, pray and ask God, for healing, deliverance etc.
If God answers, give Him, the glory.

Job 34:28 KJV
"...He heareth the cry of the afflicted."

Proverbs 15:29 KJV
The LORD is far from the wicked: but He heareth the prayer of the righteous.


If God decides, not to change your situation, your answer may well be the answer given to the Apostle Paul (not that Paul's case was due to personal sin, it was not).

II Corinthians 12:7-10 KJV
[7] And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.
[8] For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.
[9] And He said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for My strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
[10] Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.


One thing you can claim for sure, that is strength from God!

II Samuel 22:33 KJV
God is my strength and power: and He maketh my way perfect.

Psalm 73:26 KJV
My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.

Isaiah 40:31 KJV
But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

Isaiah 41:10 KJV
Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of My righteousness.


There is coming a “Glorious Day,” when in a moment, a twinkling of an eye, all things will be changed, including sick and dying bodies and forever, for the children of God.
That will be liberation day, that will be Glorification Day, and it's coming!

I Corinthians 15:51-58 NLT
51 But let me reveal to you a wonderful secret. We will not all die, but we will all be transformed!
52 It will happen in a moment, in the blink of an eye, when the last trumpet is blown. For when the trumpet sounds, those who have died will be raised to live forever. And we who are living will also be transformed.
53 For our dying bodies must be transformed into bodies that will never die; our mortal bodies must be transformed into immortal bodies.
54 Then, when our dying bodies have been transformed into bodies that will never die, this Scripture will be fulfilled: "Death is swallowed up in victory."
55 O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?”
56 For sin is the sting that results in death, and the law gives sin its power.
57 But thank God! He gives us victory over sin and death through our Lord Jesus Christ.
58 So, my dear brothers and sisters, be strong and immovable. Always work enthusiastically for the Lord, for you know that nothing you do for the Lord is ever useless.

Amen