Thursday, July 22, 2010
II Corinthians 9:6-8
But this I say, "He who soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly, and he who soweth bountifully shall reap bountifully. Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give, not grudgingly, or of necessity; for GOD loveth a cheerful giver. And GOD is able to make ALL grace abound toward you, that ye, ALWAYS having ALL sufficiency in ALL things, may abound to every good work".
The third principle of sowing and reaping is: The harvest is always greater than the seed sown.
Think about a peach seed, it is one seed that you can hold in your hand. Now think about a peach tree, grown from a peach seed, it is tall and able to be climbed, not held in the hand. Now imagine the fruit on that peach tree, grown from the single peach seed. When the peaches are harvested, they can fill many baskets with good fruit, each containing a seed. Wouldn't you agree that the harvest of peaches is greater than the seed sown?
When we sow a spiritual seed unto the LORD, for His glory and for the fulfillment of His purpose, He takes that little seed and brings forth an abundance. There are a number of stories in the Scripture which tell of this principle: the little boy and his lunch feeding the 5000 people with 12 baskets left over (John 6:5-13); the parable of the mustard seed (Matthew 13:31, Mark 4:30, Luke 13:18); the abundance of fish (John 21: 3-6); and many more. In each case, the seed was small, too small to accomplish it's purposed task, but GOD turned the littleness into great abundance. So it is with the spiritual seed planted to the glory of GOD.
I pointed out the word "ALL" and the word "always" to make a point. II Corinthians 9:8 says: "and GOD is able to make all grace abound toward you, that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work". GOD will always supply your needs from His storehouse, so that when your needs are met, you will be able to meet the needs of others. He gives you the seed to sow in other lives, so that they too will reap a harvest in their life. On and on it goes, until the whole earth is filled with His Glory.
For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not there, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater, so shall My Word be that goeth forth out of My mouth; it shall not return unto Me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it. (Isaiah 55:10,11)
II Corinthians 9:6-8
But this I say, "He who soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly, and he who soweth bountifully shall reap bountifully. Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give, not grudgingly, or of necessity; for GOD loveth a cheerful giver. And GOD is able to make ALL grace abound toward you, that ye, ALWAYS having ALL sufficiency in ALL things, may abound to every good work".
The third principle of sowing and reaping is: The harvest is always greater than the seed sown.
Think about a peach seed, it is one seed that you can hold in your hand. Now think about a peach tree, grown from a peach seed, it is tall and able to be climbed, not held in the hand. Now imagine the fruit on that peach tree, grown from the single peach seed. When the peaches are harvested, they can fill many baskets with good fruit, each containing a seed. Wouldn't you agree that the harvest of peaches is greater than the seed sown?
When we sow a spiritual seed unto the LORD, for His glory and for the fulfillment of His purpose, He takes that little seed and brings forth an abundance. There are a number of stories in the Scripture which tell of this principle: the little boy and his lunch feeding the 5000 people with 12 baskets left over (John 6:5-13); the parable of the mustard seed (Matthew 13:31, Mark 4:30, Luke 13:18); the abundance of fish (John 21: 3-6); and many more. In each case, the seed was small, too small to accomplish it's purposed task, but GOD turned the littleness into great abundance. So it is with the spiritual seed planted to the glory of GOD.
I pointed out the word "ALL" and the word "always" to make a point. II Corinthians 9:8 says: "and GOD is able to make all grace abound toward you, that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work". GOD will always supply your needs from His storehouse, so that when your needs are met, you will be able to meet the needs of others. He gives you the seed to sow in other lives, so that they too will reap a harvest in their life. On and on it goes, until the whole earth is filled with His Glory.
For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not there, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater, so shall My Word be that goeth forth out of My mouth; it shall not return unto Me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it. (Isaiah 55:10,11)
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