No Wool Over His Eyes

grandboys and edible play-doh

"Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap." (Galatians 6:7)

Aunt Loretta gave me the recipe for edible play-doh—a fun tool to help our new kindergartner develop his fine motor skills. As we rolled and cut and shaped play-doh letters of the alphabet, our grandboy said, "This is like schoolwork." (There's no pulling the wool over that boy's eyes.)

To pull the wool over someone's eyes is a phrase from early 1800s meaning to fool, deceive, or hoodwink. The term originated from the early 1600s when judges and nobility wore wool wigs.

In the New Testament book of Galatians, the Apostle Paul warned believers: "Do not deceive yourselves. You will reap what you sow," which serves as a valuable reminder that consequences will follow actions—good and bad. 

Galatians 6:8 goes onto say: "Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life."

What we sow today, we reap tomorrow. What's in your seed bag, beloved?