SCRIPTURE: 2Corinthians (NIV) 9:10 Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness. 11 You will be made rich in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God.
OBSERVATION: This is a chapter with blessings for givers. If one desires the blessings in this chapter, they must become a part of God’s givers.
It all starts with recognizing that the seed and the bread both come from Him. He is the supplier of seed and bread. Bread is for eating and provides the nutrition needed for our personal lives. Seed is for planting (for giving into God’s ministry) which produces the next harvest. If the seed is eaten, it will never be more that it was and it will be gone. But if the seed is planted, it will produce more seed of which a portion can be used for bread and a greater portion for planting.
APPLICATION: When I understand the truth of this passage, I realize that it all comes from God. He may have used the place I am working to provide finances, but I recognize that it all came from HIM! The seed which becomes bread came from HIM. It is right to pause before our meals and thank HIM! The seed which is sown for a future harvest came from HIM. He will help me understand where to plant His seed.
When I plant seed (give an offering) I am only giving what He has given me. If the seed is eaten, it will never be more; if the seed is given it will never be less.
PRAYER: Jesus, you are the Lord of the harvest (Luke 10:2) You are the one who established seedtime and harvest in the world you created. You are the LORD of every harvest. You created a single seed that when planted would grow into a plant with hundreds of seeds. Take the small seed I am planting in your kingdom today and cause it to multiply for your glory. Show me where to plant this seed. Amen
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