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Jesus said we reap what we sow.

It’s called the Law of the Harvest.

He didn’t invent the phrase but the principle was founded by God before the beginning of time.

Satan didn’t maintain his devotion to God and the bitter fruit of that choice was eternal banishment from the glory and goodness of heaven.

Sadly, a third of the angels in heaven before the great, pre-Creation rebellion chose to side with Satan.

They, too, experienced the Law of the Harvest. They lost eternal blessing.

Too many humans have chosen the same, even though they’ve been provided a clear path that, responsibly and humbly followed, leads back to eternal glory.

You and I have the gracious freedom to walk that path that Jesus walked first in order to show us the Way.

Our challenge is to remain devoted to staying between the lines of God’s Word and His will.

How do we do that? By consistently reading His Word, praying to His heart in His Son’s name, serving His Church, loving His people and presenting the message of His love to people who haven’t yet embraced His Son as Savior.

When congregations are faithful in doing the above, they grow stronger.

And that is what God desires.

King Solomon had something to say about being a responsible believer. His words recorded in Proverbs 18:10 speak to the practical responsibility for everyday living and caring for property. I believe, however, that the principle applies even more significantly to the realm of faith, particularly the Church.

“Through laziness, the rafters sag; because of idle hands, the house leaks.”

It’s never good when a congregation is decaying because of spiritual and financial neglect.

Invariably, the fellowship beset by laziness will begin to appear less inviting, will require more crisis management, and negative outside influences will leak into the life of the body, first with an annoying “drip, drip, drip” and eventually a running stream.

Some of us have seen this pattern play out in congregational life.

It hasn’t been pretty.

Let’s reject the temptation to be idle when it comes to serving the Lord and equipping/encouraging the fellowship.

Every church has some element of its congregational life that needs maintenance or repair. Please pray for wisdom in how you can help to prevent the spiritual rafters from sagging or the relationship roof from leaking.

As always, I love you
Martin

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