Impact Others For Good!
"Therefore know that the Lord your God, He is God,
the faithful God who keeps covenant and mercy for
a thousand generations with those who love Him
and keep His commandments."
Deuteronomy 7:9
An overlooked principle of Scripture is God’s harvesting law:
we reap what we sow (Galatians 6:7). Farmers and gardeners
know this well, and Christians should know it also. The principle
has roots in the Old Testament. The sins of one generation can
echo for four generations, but the blessings of one generation’s
obedience will influence a thousand generations. These are round
numbers, used to illustrate a point: disobedience and obedience
ripple out from our choices, impacting others.
In the days prior to his death, Jacob gathered his sons together
to tell them what the future held (Genesis 49:1-27). His firstborn
son, Reuben, should have held pride in the future, but because
of his sins, he would not. Second- and third-born sons, Simeon
and Levi, should have been next, but they too were demoted. A
fourth-born son, Judah, was made tribal leader through whom
the Messiah would come (Genesis 49:10), the One eventually
called “the Lion of the tribe of Judah” (Revelation 5:5).
Every thought, word, and deed sown today
will bear fruit tomorrow—for good or for ill.
"Holiness in the seed shall
have happiness in the harvest."
Thomas Adams
