What seeds are we cultivating?

Now since we are co-workers with God in the growth and cultivation of His field the question is, what sort of seeds ae we planting and cultivating in His field? And what sorts of fruits are we bearing? The answer to this question is one each individual has to answer for themselves because; with regards to judging others we have been given the following instructions.

1. “Therefore you are inexcusable, O man, whoever you are who judge, for in whatever you judge another you condemn yourself; for you who judge practice the same things” (Romans 2:1).
2. “Who are you to judge another's servant? To his own master he stands or falls. Indeed, he will be made to stand, for God is able to make him stand” (Romans 14:4).
3. ” Do not speak evil of one another, brethren. He, who speaks evil of a brother and judges his brother, speaks evil of the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge. There is one Lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy. Who are you to judge another?” (James 4:11-12).

Therefore instead of judging others this is what we are admonished and consider doing:

1. For if anyone thinks himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself. But let each one examine his own work, and then he will have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another. For each one shall bear his own load” (Galatians 6:3-5).
2. Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not know yourselves that Jesus Christ is in you? --- Unless indeed you are disqualified. But I trust that you will know that we are not disqualified” (2 Corinthians 13:5-6).

The truth of the matter is, there is a literal sign by which we can prove to ourselves whether Jesus Christ is living in us or not and do not need anyone to judge another, for it is stated clearly; “But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His: And if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the Spirit is life because of righteousness” (Romans 8: 9-10).

And so, the admonition is, “For if we would judge ourselves, we would not be judged. But when we are judged, we are chastened by the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world” (1Corinthians 11: 31-32).

In the final analysis, we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he/she has done, whether good or bad. So then each of us shall give account of himself to God. Therefore let us not judge one another anymore, but rather resolve this, not to put a stumbling block or a cause to fall in our brother's way” (2 Corinthians 5:10; Romans 14:12-13).

No one apart from ourselves is better able to know what sort of vegetation that we are cultivating in God’s field whether we are growing and cultivating the works of the flesh or growing and cultivating the fruits of the Spirit, Now the fruits of the Spirit which we should be cultivating in God’s field are, love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. So the question is are we sowing and cultivating the right seeds in God’s field?

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To be continued, stay tuned

With brotherly love

Lucius Joseph