In our freedom, let’s realize what we’re not free of. We are slaves to righteousness. Paul says to fulfill the law of Christ. There’s a law we live under. We love God. We love others. Those who have sinned need to be restored. They don’t get to stay in sin, but we come alongside them in love and gentleness.

We have another lesson here on reaping and sowing. And while it is prefaced with a verse about sharing good things with the one teaching you, this reaping and sowing goes deeper.

It says if we sow to the flesh, the flesh will reap corruption. If we sow to the Spirit, we’ll reap eternal life.

We can sow and reap death and life. There are bigger things at stake than money. Jesus taught that if we love money, we’ll hate God, so how we treat money does show our hearts and whether we’re after flesh or Spirit.

How do we sow to the flesh? We feed our flesh. We satisfy fleshly cravings. I don’t care if it’s sugar or coffee. It doesn’t have to be some big, bad thing. We let our flesh control us. We put aside prayer and reading the Bible for sleep. We skip church for recreation. We consider ourselves without considering others.

How do we sow to the Spirit? We seek the good of others. We love God and our neighbors. We put God first. We seek to know Him more and more. We read His Word and ask Him to teach it to us. We want to know it and know Him through it. We fill our minds with His truth (reading, listening, music, etc.). We serve others instead of seeking to be served.

Don’t grow weary in doing good. There is a reaping to come. Those who sow in tears bring in the sheaves rejoicing!

So, whenever God gives you the opportunity, do good. Not just to your own, but to everyone. The household of faith isn’t just your local church.

And in doing so, our only boast is in the cross. We are crucified to the world and the world is dead to us. Jesus should be our only desire.