Together in Christ: 'Reaping Everlasting Life!' — Galatians 6:8-10

Paul's last two chapters in his letter to the Galatians repeatedly contrast life led by the Holy Spirit and life pursued by our sinful, fleshly nature. Paul reminded the Galatians — and reminds us, as well — that, since we reap what we sow, ^[1] we only have two choices:

• We sow to the sinful, fleshly nature and harvest decay and death.
• We seek to live as the Spirit leads and reap everlasting life.

There's not much choice when we view God's reality in its stark reality!

We want the power of the Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead to be at work in us! ^[2] We choose life over death and renewal over decay. So, we don't look to law-keeping and the power of our flesh to sustain and justify us. We choose the way of the Spirit. We refuse to give up on what the Spirit is doing in our lives. We long for the everlasting harvest of eternal life!

The bottom line is that "whenever we have the opportunity" to do a good or kind deed to someone, we will. When they are part of our Christian, eternal family, we are even more committed to doing good to them and for them!