Have you ever stopped to think about the law of the harvest? It's likely that you have. So many times have we heard the phrase "here's what you get, here's what you pay for", or something like that.
You don't have to be very religious to understand this truth, it's just a matter of observing people's lives, if you're a bit observant, you'll see it sooner or later, or perhaps experience it on your own skin.
Ancient civilizations used to have collections of proverbs that were essentially this, observation and conclusion.
The word proverb is defined like this: a short phrase that people often quote, which gives advice or says something about life.
For example:
An old Arab proverb says: "The enemy of my enemy is my friend".
The well-known Chinese proverb says: "The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."
It's the wisdom of experience. It's history teaching, the history of individuals and often of a group of people.
Want to see another proverb?
History simply repeats itself. What has been done before will be done again. Nothing under the sun is really new. Every now and then, someone says: "This is new!". The fact is, however, that nothing is really new. We don't remember what happened in the past, and future generations won't remember what we do today either. (Book of Ecclesiastes, chap19: 9 ao 11)
So when we hear what you sow you reap, it's no wonder, in our human history there are enough stories and experiences to tell that this is exactly what happens. Some seeds take longer, others blossom faster, but you will reap the harvest you sow.
So it's wise to heed ancient wisdom.
What I actually stopped to think about these days was the logic of the intensity of planting and harvesting. The farmer plants a small seed and from it he gets a plant that will produce a lot of fruit.
When you calculate that what you plant, the small seeds of good, good things, you will reap many fruits, much more than you sowed, the proportion is multiplied make you rejoice. But what frightens me is the same intensity and proportion being applied to the wrong and bad seeds.
That's why, in the book of Hosea, the prophet warns the people who had long ignored God's ordinances and despised his advice and values:"Because they sow the wind, they will reap the storm (...)" Cap. 8 verso 7
The events that took place from then on were very intense, a storm that took them into exile.
The people's seed was contempt and iniquity (exchanging right for wrong), they reaped punishment, oppression, and judgment came like a storm that wiped out the nation.
A serious warning to always do good, and never disregard God's commandments, advice and values, not only for a good harvest, but also to avoid a bad one.
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