Galations 6:6-10 Written 10:11:09
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.
I am writing this to encourage internet uses in forums and discussions and emails and other programs where we may interact with those over the “World Wide Web.
Let us follow the text at hand:
Vs 6 Let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that teacheth in all good things.
I guess; we as writers have this idea that we are all teaching good things; we want to communicate our ideas to everyone else. I think somewhat we have been taught in the Word or the Bible.
Vs 7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
I think there is a warning here in that what we teach and what we communicate that we do not mock Him. So if we sow in our communication false ideas and not only in our writings but also in our attitude; the bible says we are going to reap what we sow.
Vs 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.
I think I know what I would like to emulate here. Myself with the internet; I am always thinking about what I say or promote if it is God honouring or not. It should be our goal to sow to the Spirit. This I believe is a two way communication. If I sow to the flesh I certainly do not want corruption in my life.
Vs 9 And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
Do not we get tired and just fly off somewhere in our thinking and before we know it we have hurt someone; may be not physically but emotionally. I think we sometimes need to take a breather and count to ten and pray. Maybe not in that order. You see we will reap a positive harvest if we do not faint. Fainting includes making on the spot decisions that brings negative results that would impact on a person negatively.
Vs 10 As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.
“Men” here in verse ten means mankind. I believe every man, woman and child.
“As we have therefore opportunity” We have opportunity in this life of 2009 or whatever year you look at this writing to do good to everyone. Let us take the first part of that verse again:
“As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men,…”
Oh what opportunity we have over the World Wide Web to do good to all. The verse does not finish there it says:
“….especially unto them who are of the household of faith.” To especially Christians we need to do good to.
What is our reaction when we write back to someone on the “World Wide Web”? Do we want to do good so we will reap life everlasting. In James it says if we endure temptation we will get a crown of life. I certainly do not want to reap corruption.
Encouragement. On the Web let us do good; especially to those that love Him.
Philip Barrington
KJV Bible
