Chambersburg Bible Church

Series: The Spiritual Laws of the Harvest
Text: Galatians 6:6-10Galatians 6:6-10
6 Let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that teacheth in all good things. 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. ⁹ And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. ¹⁰ As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.  

Topic: Introduction to a series outlining the cause and effect relationships between what we do and what we earn

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Our God is a God of order, and He has established laws and principles that govern all things

• Physical laws
  • Laws of physics are so reliable that God ties His promises to the reliability of those physical laws (Jeremiah 31:35-36Jeremiah 31:35-36
    35 Thus saith the LORD, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; The LORD of hosts is his name: ³⁶ If those ordinances depart from before me, saith the LORD, then the seed of Israel also shall cease from being a nation before me for ever.  
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• Spiritual laws
  • The law of the perpetual evil of the sin nature (Jeremiah 17:9Jeremiah 17:9
    9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?  
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  • The law of continual conflict (Galatians 5:17Galatians 5:17
    17 For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.  
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  • The law of leaven (Galatians 5:9Galatians 5:9
    9 A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.  
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  • The law of temporal death (Romans 8:6Romans 8:6
    6 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. to be carnally...: Gr. the minding of the flesh to be spiritually...: Gr. the minding of the Spirit  
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In Galatians 5, we can suggest that there are seven laws that govern the spiritual harvest

The book of Galatians is important because it explains the believer’s relationship to the Law.

• Galatians 5:18Galatians 5:18
  18 But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.  
  
  • Not under the Law of Moses or any other legal system
  • To be saved and to please the Lord
• Galatians 6:7-10Galatians 6:7-10
  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. ⁹ And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. ¹⁰ As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.  
  
  • No legal code will determine our righteousness before God

The Seven Laws of harvest

1. We reap much that we did not sow
2. We reap the same kind as what we sow
3. We reap in a different season than when we sow
4. We reap more than we sow
5. We reap in proportion as we sow
6. We reap the full harvest of the good only if we persevere; the evil comes to harvest on its own
7. We cannot do anything about last year’s harvest, but we can about this year’s

We will explore these seven laws over the next two months during our Evening Services.

Supporting Texts:

• Ephesians 5:15-21Ephesians 5:15-21
  15 See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, ¹⁶ Redeeming the time, because the days are evil. ¹⁷ Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is. ¹⁸ And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; ¹⁹ Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; ²⁰ Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ; ²¹ Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.