READ: Matthew 18:23-35
“Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy” – Matthew 5:7
Spiritual virtues are seeds that can be sown. Sowing seeds makes people have more good things because the “seed nature” is embedded in spiritual virtues. For instance, sowing mercy and being merciful causes you to reap a harvest of mercy.
When the servant did not forgive his fellow servant, he reaped a harvest of sorrow, imprisonment and impoverishment. If he had sown mercy he would have reaped a harvest of mercy.
David sowed a seed of honour and loyalty by sparing the life of Saul; and reaped a harvest (1 Samuel 24:6). Every good thing you do to somebody will come back as a harvest of good things for you.
“Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free” (Ephesians 6:8).
The key in this Scripture is to not expect the harvest from a human being but from the Lord. Human beings who receive your seeds will not usually have the ability to pay you back.
Whatever you sow as a good deed or kindness will become a blessing to you one day. If you counsel someone’s child and care for him as your own, you can expect to receive a harvest of good counsel, care and love from the Lord. If you look after someone’s children you can expect your children to be looked after.