These words certainly sound like a threat, don't they? You will reap what you sow! So you'd better watch out! Don't think you can mock God and get away with it. God is watching with this big club, and if you get out of line, Whap! It may be sooner or it may be later, but you won't get away with it, that's for sure. One of these days ... Pow!

Sorry. I kind of got carried away there. But is sure sounds like that is just what Paul is saying to the Galatians. You will reap what you sow. These were not new words. The Sadducees had built their empire upon these words, saying that God gave people exactly what they deserved; you reap what you sow. Therefore, if you were rich, like the Sadducees, you must be an especially good person, since you were reaping such nice stuff. If you were poor, you o…