Sowing and reaping

But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also 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: (As it is written, He hath dispersed abroad; he hath given to the poor: his righteousness remaineth for ever. – 2 Corinthians 9.6-9

You reap what you sow. That’s a simple little statement that some have taken and built an entire false gospel of prosperity. Some folks take this and say that the way to get loads of money is to give. If we do that God is compelled to make us rich.

That’s not how it works. Giving is not a get rich quick scheme.

We can trust though that we can give and not fret because God will take care of us. God wants us to be a simple channel of blessing. It is exciting because we get to be a part of God doing His work. God says that if we give He will give to us that that we can give again. We get to partner with him in the marvellous grace of giving! It is the one grace that far too many of God’s people miss out on. Instead of rejoicing the grace of giving we too often think of how little we ‘have’ to give.

Paul wanted the Christians to enjoy all the blessings of the grace of giving. How many of us are revelling in that amazing grace that allows us to watch God give to us to allow us to give to others?