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For God is the one who provides seed for the farmer and then bread to eat. In the same way, he will provide and increase your resources and then produce a great harvest of generosity in you. (2 Corinthians 9:10)
As we have been exploring 'seeds' throughout the past several days, let us not forget what God says about the provider of the seed - it comes from him, all of it, no exceptions. The farmer sows the seed, but he didn't create what he sows. The provision God makes in our lives each and every day should never be taken lightly. He is the one who provides all the 'resources' we need - physical, spiritual, relational. We only need to receive what he provides, then put it into good use.
It is a hard thing to trust God sometimes, especially when we don't see the immediate 'provision' of whatever it is we need, isn't it? We get a little too focused on the need for the 'seed' and forget that much preparation must go into the soil before it is ever ready to receive the 'provision'. As soon as we receive the seed, we are to sow it into the prepared soil. We are to sow it not so much for our benefit, but for the benefit of others, allowing what God has provided so richly for us to become a blessing to others, as well.
Invest the seed God provides wisely and it is sure to return ten, twenty, or even a hundred-fold. Kindness might not seem like a popular seed being sown at times, but when we sow seeds of kindness into the lives of others, it impacts the world in a huge way. How? Because God promises over and over again to increase the harvest! A tiny seed of kindness can provide a huge harvest when God is overseeing the development of that seed and the harvest that is about to come. Be generous in your acts of kindness and see what God can do when we are faithful to sow the seeds he gives.
No matter how small the seed, the harvest can be plentiful when God is the one who is doing the multiplication! Just sayin!
As we have been exploring 'seeds' throughout the past several days, let us not forget what God says about the provider of the seed - it comes from him, all of it, no exceptions. The farmer sows the seed, but he didn't create what he sows. The provision God makes in our lives each and every day should never be taken lightly. He is the one who provides all the 'resources' we need - physical, spiritual, relational. We only need to receive what he provides, then put it into good use.
It is a hard thing to trust God sometimes, especially when we don't see the immediate 'provision' of whatever it is we need, isn't it? We get a little too focused on the need for the 'seed' and forget that much preparation must go into the soil before it is ever ready to receive the 'provision'. As soon as we receive the seed, we are to sow it into the prepared soil. We are to sow it not so much for our benefit, but for the benefit of others, allowing what God has provided so richly for us to become a blessing to others, as well.
Invest the seed God provides wisely and it is sure to return ten, twenty, or even a hundred-fold. Kindness might not seem like a popular seed being sown at times, but when we sow seeds of kindness into the lives of others, it impacts the world in a huge way. How? Because God promises over and over again to increase the harvest! A tiny seed of kindness can provide a huge harvest when God is overseeing the development of that seed and the harvest that is about to come. Be generous in your acts of kindness and see what God can do when we are faithful to sow the seeds he gives.
No matter how small the seed, the harvest can be plentiful when God is the one who is doing the multiplication! Just sayin!
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