“The one who plants in response to God, letting God's Spirit do the growth work in him, harvests a crop of real life, eternal life.” (Galatians 6:8 MSG)
Watering my flowerbeds is time-consuming. I have to actively stand there and aim the hose nozzle at each plant. One time, I hooked up the hose to a sprinkler and placed it near the flowerbeds. When I went back to check on it, there was just as much water on the nearby sidewalk as there was on the flowers.
God has assigned each of us a gardening plot. We are called to plant, water, weed, and harvest according to His purposes. We need to seek the Spirit’s guidance daily--asking whom we are to help, where we are to serve. Our work is not meant to be random or passive. Without focused attention, we end up watering sidewalks...wasting grace. Thus, let us do everything in response to God, letting God's Spirit do the growth work through us, harvesting a crop of real life, eternal life.
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