Legacy, Week One

Published: Nov. 12, 2018, 8:29 p.m.

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The life you live today determines the legacy you leave tomorrow.

Do not be deceived:\\xa0God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. Whoever sows to please their flesh,\\xa0from the flesh will reap destruction;\\xa0whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.\\xa0Let us not become weary in doing good,\\xa0for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Galatians 6:7-9 (NIV)

You reap what you sow\\u2026

Later than you sow\\u2026

More than you sow.

Now the serpent\\xa0was more crafty than any of the wild animals the\\xa0Lord\\xa0God had made. He said to the woman, \\u201cDid God really say, \\u2018You must not eat from any tree in the garden\\u2019?\\u201d The woman said to the serpent, \\u201cWe may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, but God did say, \\u2018You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.\\u2019\\u201d \\u201cYou will not certainly die,\\u201d the serpent said to the woman.\\xa0\\u201cFor God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God,\\xa0knowing good and evil.\\u201d When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable\\xa0for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband,\\xa0who was with her, and he ate it.\\xa0Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked;\\xa0so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves. Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the\\xa0Lord\\xa0God as he was walking\\xa0in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid\\xa0from the\\xa0Lord\\xa0God among the trees of the garden.\\xa0But the\\xa0Lord\\xa0God called to the man, \\u201cWhere are you?\\u201d He answered, \\u201cI heard you in the garden, and I was afraid\\xa0because I was naked; so I hid.\\u201d And he said, \\u201cWho told you that you were naked?\\xa0Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?\\u201d The man said, \\u201cThe woman you put here with me\\u2014she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it.\\u201d Then the\\xa0Lord\\xa0God said to the woman, \\u201cWhat is this you have done?\\u201d The woman said, \\u201cThe serpent deceived me,\\xa0and I ate.\\u201d Genesis 3:1-13 (NIV)

\\u2026He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies. John 8:44 (NIV)

For everything in the world\\u2014the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes,\\xa0and the pride of life\\u2014comes not from the Father but from the world.\\xa0The world and its desires pass away,\\xa0but whoever does the will of God lives forever. 1 John 2:16-17 (NIV)

Do not be deceived:\\xa0God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. Whoever sows to please their flesh,\\xa0from the flesh will reap destruction;\\xa0whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.\\xa0Let us not become weary in doing good,\\xa0for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Galatians 6:7-9 (NIV)

Blessed is the one who does not walk\\xa0in step with the wicked or stand in the way\\xa0that sinners take or sit\\xa0in the company of mockers, but whose delight\\xa0is in the law of the\\xa0Lord, and who meditates\\xa0on his law day and night. That person is like a tree\\xa0planted by streams\\xa0of water, which yields its fruit\\xa0in season and whose leaf\\xa0does not wither\\u2014 whatever they do prospers. Psalm 1:1-3 (NIV)

And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who[a] have been called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28 (NIV)

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