According to Scripture, everything we do or say is to be considered a seed. Paul makes the point forcefully in Galatians 6:7-9: “. . . God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.” Even the world gets the idea: “What goes around comes around.” But as Paul points out, the world’s tragedy is that it has nothing to plant but dead works and negativity, and nothing to harvest but corruption. So, let’s turn to the Word for our seed; and let’s be single-minded about sowing and reaping the complete health that our Lord has bought for us.
Sowing and Reaping Health
The ancient world understood the creative power of words in a way that few moderns do. Accordingly, Scripture speaks of words as seed. Consider the Parable of the Sower, for example, in all three Synoptic Gospels. There the Word of God produces a thirty-, sixty-, or hundred-fold return, depending on the fertility of the soil.
God’s Word is seed–and so are our words, along with our actions. The Apostle Paul goes so far as to say in Galatians 6:7 (Amplified) that whatever someone sows, “that and that only shall he reap.” And two verses later (6:9) Paul makes clear why this is Good News: “. . . for in due time and at the appointed season we shall reap, if we do not loosen and relax our courage and faint.”
A negative confession
Unfortunately, the devil understands this principle perfectly and will do his best to prevent us from sowing and reaping good health, good relationships, a good life. He knows that a negative confession will cut off the flow of God’s power as effectively as a truckload of sins.
We’ve all heard the Voice many times: You don’t really think saying Bible verses out loud is going to clear your emphysema, do you? What’ll you tell the prayer group when you’re still wheezing? Everyone in your family has the same trouble, including your saintly Aunt Hazel. Do you really think you’re special? Has it occurred to you that God might be trying to teach you something? Blah, blah, blah.
Your doctor may be shaking his head
Back in the world, your doctor may be shaking his head pessimistically. Your relatives may be getting the cemetery plot ready. Your best friend may be telling you to relax, accept the bitter truth, and look for the silver lining.
Meanwhile, your own flesh may begin to “waffle”: I certainly hope the healing is working. Maybe God will heal me if I’m extra good. After all, God moves in mysterious ways, and you never know what He’ll do in a situation like mine. And with every passing day, the urge to Just Give Up may seem more and more realistic.
Let’s not go there!
Don’t do it! You have everything to gain, and absolutely nothing to lose, by sticking to the literal promises of Scripture: “Jesus lifted that sickness off me over two thousand years ago. By Jesus’ wounds I’ve already been healed. The fruit of the Holy Spirit is righteousness, peace, and joy–mine in abundance through Jesus’ death on the Cross.”
The great tragedy of the modern Church is that so many sincere Christians have listened to the world, the flesh, and the devil, and have dug their graves with their words. Let’s not go there! Let’s go for the hundred-fold return instead because we are agreeing with God’s word. Let’s be confident that the promises will be ours “in due time . . . if we do not . . . relax our courage and faint.”
Mary
