God of Vision, Meaning and Purpose, may those gifts be this dear reader's today in all they may face; in Christ Jesus' precious name I pray, amen.
Our reading for today comes from Galatians 6:6-10: 6 Those who are taught the word must share in all good things with their teacher. 7 Do not be deceived; God is not mocked, for you reap whatever you sow. 8 If you sow to your own flesh, you will reap corruption from the flesh; but if you sow to the Spirit, you will reap eternal life from the Spirit. 9 So let us not grow weary in doing what is right, for we will reap at harvest time, if we do not give up. 10 So then, whenever we have an opportunity, let us work for the good of all, and especially for those of the family of faith.
You probably had a lot of teachers in the word. If you've been a member of a church for a while you had probably heard many a sermon from many a preacher. If you've been a Sunday school class member, you've probably had a lot of teachers teaching your class. If you have attended seminary you have had many a professor teaching you about God's word. And if you were the product of Christian parents, your first lessons about God and God's word more than likely started in your home. What have you given back to those teachers? And I'm not talking about shiny red apples that you have placed on the desk (man am I dating myself!). How have you lived your life that shows that what you were taught found in you good soil?
Paul is encouraging the readers to live a life that shows that we are Spirit-led. Everyday in every way, we have at least two option: Listen to the Spirit or listen to your own desires. And as we all know of the two there is only one good option and that is God's option. Yesterday on the radio I heard the announcers talk about people being "good eggs" and one of them said, "C. S. Lewis said we could not be a 'good egg' forever, we must either hatch or rot." And that's true about the believer, if you "hatch" to the Spirit you will reap the fullness of life here and eternal life then; if you don't "hatch" you will "rot." What a choice! Yet, so many choose rotting over hatching.
The greatest gift you can ever give to one of your teachers in the faith is to live a life of faith. So, start wrapping yourself with the Spirit of God and let Him guide you today and all days!
PRAYER: Giver of all good gifts, I thank You for the gift of faith. I thank You also for those who shared the faith with me. May my life today be a gift of all those instructional gifts I received from those teachers. I ask this in Christ Jesus' precious name, amen.
Have a great and blessed day in the Lord.
Eradio Valverde
