I love milk. Actually...let me qualify that... I love to eat Oreo cookies and drink milk along with them. A great way to spend a Sunday afternoon: after a great post-church lunch, get a few Oreos and a big glass of milk and turn on the football game. Then, after you've munched the Oreos, and drank your milk, you can gently fall asleep on the couch to the football game. It's beautiful right?
Have you ever had a big ol' gulp of milk only to discover that it'd gone sour? It's pretty gnarly. Very unpleasant. It tastes like dirty gym socks from the local junior high locker room... gross.
The Apostle Paul had a great way with words, and he was really good at being very direct. In Galatians 6:7-8 he wrote, "Don't be deceived: God is not mocked. For whatever a man sows he will also reap, because the one who sows to his flesh will reap corruption from the flesh, but the one who sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life from the Spirit."
These are sobering words to think about. If you leave the milk out on the counter, you're gonna be drinking sour milk later. Neglecting the care of the milk is bad news for your Sunday afternoon plans!
In the same way, neglecting our walk with Christ, or "sowing to the flesh", will result in a sour Christian life. We will not be refreshed or refreshing. In fact, we'll be like nasty ol' gym sock Christians. Of course there are many ways in which we can "sow to the flesh." Most of us are experts at it - after all, it is pretty easy to do. It's requires a bit more of me to sow to the Spirit, but isn't it worth it in the end?
Take some time today to sow to the Spirit. Open your Bible. You could start right here, with the book of Galatians if you want. It'll be worth it. I promise.
