When the Seeds We’ve Sown Come Back to Us
- Martin Jarvis
- Jun 17
- 2 min read
It always weighs heavy on my heart to see unnecessary loss of life. What’s happening in Israel right now is heartbreaking. People are suffering, and much of that suffering feels avoidable. But beyond the headlines and politics, there’s a deeper spiritual law at play — one that crosses every culture, every religion, and every time in history: we reap what we sow.
Call it karma. Call it divine justice. Call it cause and effect. Whatever language we use, we all know this truth — that what we put out into the world, eventually comes back to us.
Sometimes immediately, and sometimes after many years. But it always returns.
And we’re seeing this truth unfold in many corners of the world. Not just in Israel and Gaza, but in the long-standing tensions between Russia and Ukraine.
Even here in the United States — in how this nation has treated Black people, Mexicans, and so many of its own citizens. Seeds of injustice don’t just vanish. They grow, and eventually, they yield a harvest.
I remember watching President Trump’s military parade a while back, held on the Army’s birthday. To me, it felt like a hijacking of something sacred — a moment meant to honor service, turned into something self-serving. I hoped it would rain that day, just to cleanse the energy of it all.
But instead, the sun was shining. Still, the turnout was small, and the soldiers looked uninspired. That empty space, that lack of enthusiasm, felt louder than thunder. It felt like a quiet statement from the people — more telling than any storm could have been.
Scripture reminds us not to grow weary in doing good, even when it feels like those who do wrong seem to thrive. Because justice may be slow, but it is never absent. In the Middle East, in America, and in our own personal lives, what has been planted will eventually grow. And while we don’t always reap in the same field where we sowed — while the connection isn’t always obvious — the principle still stands.
Israel thought its defenses would protect it from the consequences of its actions. But no defense system can shield a people from spiritual accountability. For decades, Palestinian families have suffered — while just across the way, Israeli families have lived ordinary, peaceful lives, enjoying beaches, raising children, and moving on with daily routines. But when a nation causes another people to suffer for generations, there is always a reckoning.
Still, this isn’t about blame. It’s about repentance. About reflection. Because while we can’t undo the past, we can absolutely affect the future. Every nation, every leader, every one of us — we all have a choice to look inward, to acknowledge harm, and to commit to something better.
It’s not too late to change. It’s never too late to turn around. But we must first be willing to connect the suffering we see… to the seeds that were once sown.
Peace.
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