Sow Love, Reap Love

[Chad]

Today's Devotional - August 19

Sow Love, Reap Love

Let us not grow weary in doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.
Galatians 6:9

Recommended Reading
Matthew 13:1-9

Andy and Barney … Laverne and Shirley… Lucy and Ethel … Tom and Jerry ... Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson…. Who doesn't want a Best Friend Forever? It's been the key to the plots of many great novels, movies, and television shows. Some of our favorite Bible stories are about friendship too—Ruth and Naomi … David and Jonathan …. Paul and Silas….

Perhaps you need a best friend today. We know the Lord is our greatest friend, but He knows we also need human fellowship. Though it seems strange advice, we never make friends by trying to find friends; for when we seek friendship, it's an indication we're putting our own needs first, that we're looking for a friend who will alleviate some sense of loneliness in our own lives or bring us some sense of fulfillment.

Rather than seeking a friend, try being a friend. The parable of the sower tells us we reap what we sow. If we sow the seeds of love and smiles and friendliness, we'll have an abundant harvest. "Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all" (Galatians 6:10).

A lone state need never be. Friendship will create friendship. Sow love, reap love.
Charles Stanford

Read-thru-the-Bible
Jeremiah 49