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We are God’s hands!

One of the great privileges we get is to be God’s hands in this world. In other words, we get to express His love to this world by our actions of love and grace. One of the ways we get to do this is to be kind to the poor. When we give to the poor, it blesses God’s heart, and He rewards us when we do so. Proverbs 19:17 (ISV) says: “Whoever is kind to the poor is lending to the Lord— the benefit of his gift will return to him in abundance”. Notice that it says the gift to the poor will return to us in abundance! We can never out-give God. He is MOST generous, and when He sees that we are righteously representing Him, He will continue to resource us with abundant provision so that we could continue to be generous with others. 2 Corinthians 9:8 & 11(NLT) says: “AndGod will generously provide all you need. Then you will always have everything you need and plenty left over to share with others. Yes, you will be enriched in every way so that you can always be generous”. Most people know what it is to be in need. And when someone blesses you when you are in need, it’s like a cold glass of water in a hot, desert day!. Now it’s your turn. Who are you going to bless? Or let me put it this way: Who is God going to bless through you?

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Work this God-given principle for your benefit!

One of the powerful laws in the scriptures is the law of sowing and reaping. According to Genesis 8:22, as long as the earth remains, seedtime and harvest will not cease! Paul spoke about sowing and reaping in 2 Corinthians 9: 6-8 “But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work.” Paul also said this to the church in Galacia: “Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap”. This law is mentioned both in the Old and New Testaments, which means that it is an important law and principle. It’s great news for us because we can work with this law in such a way that it can allow us to reap great harvests for us, our families and communities. If I sow love, I’ll reap love. If I sow friendship, I’ll reap friends. If I sow prayer, I’ll reap answered prayers, etc. Whatever you need more of, give that abundantly to others. The problem with many is that they don’t understand this law, so they sow hate, offense, anger and other negative and evil seeds, then they expect love, friendships, honor, and respect. Remember, what you sow is what you reap. Now that you understand this law and principle, change the seeds that you have been sowing. Instead, ask God what seeds you need to sow from now on, and begin to sow those new seeds that look like the future you want to see. Watch how your life and future will begin to look more like that future that God shows you!

2 Corinthians 9: 6-8 “But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work.”