2. The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap
sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap
bountifully. Each one must give as he has decided in his
heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a
cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound to
you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times,
you may abound in every good work. As it is written,
"He has distributed freely, he has given to the poor;
his righteousness endures forever."
He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will
supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the
harvest of your righteousness.
2 Corinthians 9:6-10 (ESV)
4. Law of Sowing & Reaping
• We reap later than we sow
• We reap more than we sow
• We reap in proportion to how much we sow
5.
6. Let each one [give] as he has made up his own
mind and purposed in his heart, not reluctantly
or sorrowfully or under compulsion, for God
loves (He takes pleasure in, prizes above other
things, and is unwilling to abandon or to do
without) a cheerful (joyous, "prompt to do it")
giver [whose heart is in his giving].
2 Corinthians 9:7 (AMP)
8. He who supplies seed to the sower and bread
for food will supply and multiply your seed for
sowing and increase the harvest of your
righteousness. You will be enriched in every way
to be generous in every way, which through us
will produce thanksgiving to God.
2 Corinthians 9:10-11 (ESV)
9. "Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about
your life, what you will eat or what you will
drink, nor about your body, what you will put
on. Is not life more than food, and the body
more than clothing?
Matthew 6:25 (ESV)
10. Therefore do not be anxious, saying, 'What shall
we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall
we wear?’ For the Gentiles seek after all these
things, and your heavenly Father knows that you
need them all. But seek first the kingdom of God
and his righteousness, and all these things will
be added to you.
Matthew 6:31-33 (ESV)
