Scatter More Seeds and Increase
“There is one who scatters, and increases yet more. There is one who withholds more than is appropriate, but gains poverty. The liberal soul shall be made fat. He who waters shall be watered also himself. People curse someone who withholds grain, but blessing will be on the head of him who sells it. He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but he who searches after evil, it shall come to him. He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.” (Proverbs 11:24-28 WEB)
In this world, there is a principle at work, and that is the principle of sowing and reaping: every seed sown and watered eventually produces a harvest.
“While the earth remains, seed time and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night will not cease.”” (Genesis 8:22 WEB)
When you give, that is an act of sowing, and it will have an immediate effect of blessing somebody, but it will also produce a harvest for you in due time.
The kind of harvest you reap depends on the type of seed you sow. If you sow a financial seed, you will receive a multiplied harvest of finances.
“Remember this: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly. He who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Let each man give according as he has determined in his heart; not grudgingly, or under compulsion; for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound to you, that you, always having all sufficiency in everything, may abound to every good work. As it is written, “He has scattered abroad, he has given to the poor. His righteousness remains forever.” Now may he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food, supply and multiply your seed for sowing, and increase the fruits of your righteousness; you being enriched in everything to all liberality, which produces through us thanksgiving to God.” (2 Corinthians 9:6-11 WEB)
Those who sow generously will reap generously. The apostle Paul confirmed this and encouraged believers to give cheerfully knowing that their gifts go on to bless many people, produce thanksgiving to God, and also abounding grace to the giver.
If we constantly receive but do not give, it will breed the love of possessions, and be detrimental to our own well-being. Hoarding, stinginess, and a scarcity mindset will fester in a person who does not give.
When we step out in faith to worship Jesus through tithing our income and giving as led by the Holy Spirit, we sanctify our hearts from the love of money.
It also has the secondary effect of sowing financial seeds to produce a harvest in our future.
When we give, we are actively putting our trust in the Lord and not in riches. Whenever we give, we can pray for the Lord to multiply our seed for sowing.
As God increases your prosperity and enlarges your coast, get excited about being able to sow even more than before.
I once saw a quote by Mark Batterson, “When God blesses you financially, don’t raise your standard of living. Raise your standard of giving.” This is so succinct and wonderfully true. Covet the privilege of being able to give more.
Material possessions in this world are fun and nice comforts and privileges to have, but nothing beats the honor and joy of sowing into God’s kingdom, sponsoring the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and feeding those in need like widows and orphans, especially those in our household of faith. The rewards for these acts of righteousness will remain forever!
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Knitted with Christ
“When he had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father’s house. Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul. Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was on him, and gave it to David, and his clothing, even including his sword, his bow, and his sash.” (1 Samuel 18:1-4 WEB)
Today, we will be unpacking the rich passage above. Here, king Saul represents Father God, Jonathan (his name means “gift of Yahweh”) represents Jesus, and David (meaning “beloved”) represents a born-again believer.
Jonathan was Saul’s beloved son, just as Jesus is the Father’s beloved Son.
Jonathan means “gift of Yahweh”, and the Father gave Jesus to us as a gift.
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.” (John 3:16 WEB)
When we first finished speaking to God, praying to receive Jesus as Lord, our spirit was knit with the Holy Spirit—we became one spirit with Christ.
“But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit.” (1 Corinthians 6:17 WEB)
Just as Jonathan loved David as himself, Jesus also loves us unconditionally without limits.
God took us into His house, transferring us from the domain of darkness into the glorious kingdom of God. We can never return to our old father’s (Satan) house. We are permanently saved.
Jesus as the pre-incarnate Christ made a covenant with Abraham out of love for mankind, and we who receive Him as Lord come under that covenant relationship. Under the New Covenant of Grace, God blesses based on what Jesus’ perfect obedience at the cross, and not our own works-based obedience.
Just as Jonathan stripped himself of his royal clothing and armor to give them to David, Jesus also stripped Himself at the cross so that we could be clothed with His righteousness.
Meanings of the 5 items:
1. Robes: righteousness
2. Clothing: anointing
3. Sword: power
4. Bow: authority
5. Sash: royalty.
As children of God, we have received all the good things that rightfully belongs to Jesus. We have inherited righteousness, anointing, power, authority and royalty.
What did we give Jesus? Our sins! We made Him spiritually bankrupt when He received our sins upon Himself at the cross. Through His poverty, we have become rich in every good way.
“For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that you through his poverty might become rich.” (2 Corinthians 8:9 WEB)
Thank You Jesus for Your great sacrifice!! Teach us to always keep our eyes on You and serve You for the rest of our lives.
Speaking of clothing, there are seven pieces of the whole armor of God. Learn how to use them, as well as other powerful spiritual weapons like fasting, anointing oil, and more, to emerge victorious in spiritual warfare: https://bit.ly/silencing-the-serpent
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How Come Abba God Loves you Exactly as He Loves Jesus?
“I in them, and you in me, that they may be perfected into one; that the world may know that you sent me, and loved them, even as you loved me.” (John 17:23 WEB)
In the passage above, “even as” in the original Greek is “kathos” which means “exactly as”.
Abba God loves you exactly as He loves Jesus!
What? This sounds crazy. Jesus is sinless and perfect and has always done what was pleasing to the Father.
And us? We sin every day in thoughts and deeds, doing things that fall short of the glory of God.
How come Abba God loves us “even as” He loves Jesus?
Mankind is fallen because of sin and loves only based on what benefit the other person gives them—it’s conditional. It’s like a barter system: you provide me with happiness, so I love you.
Once there’s no more benefit, the ‘love’ ends.
However, God loves because He is love—it is independent of what you do. He is full of love, grace and mercy! It’s not because you are lovable.
This truth stabilizes us. God’s love towards you doesn’t increase when you obey Him. It doesn’t decrease when you sin. His love endures forever.
Legalism teaches that God loves you and blesses you if you obey Him and is angry with you and punishes you when you sin.
It’s like a woman being with a husband that is very affectionate when she listens to him, but when she does something that he’s not pleased with, he lashes out and beats her badly.
How can one ever feel safe and secure with such a belief about God?
That’s the Old Covenant of the Law—live righteously, and you’ll receive good. Sin and you’ll be cursed.
We are not under that covenant. Trying to become righteous through the Law is like telling a child that he will be rewarded with all the toys he wants if he can jump from the floor to touch the ceiling.
Our sinful flesh makes it impossible for us to keep the Law, specially when the Law stirs up the sin in the flesh to rebel against God’s commandments.
“For if that first covenant had been faultless, then no place would have been sought for a second. For finding fault with them, he said, “Behold, the days come”, says the Lord, “that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah;” (Hebrews 8:7-8 WEB)
That’s why God found fault in the Covenant of the Law. The Law is holy, righteous and true, but is unable to make man justified through it because man has no ability to keep it.
We can freely enjoy blessings under the New Covenant of Grace today because God blesses us based on the gift of righteousness, and not on our own attempts at earning righteousness through works.
Declare with me:
“God loves me not because of what I do, but because He is love. His love for me never changes and never fails. I am always God’s beloved child!”
Be set free from the bondage of wrong beliefs. Understand the Four Gospels through the Lens of Grace: https://www.miltongoh.net/store/p18/understand-the-four-gospels-through-the-lens-of-grace.html
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