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Day Six
Stewardship Produces Plenty
He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he
who sows bountifully will also rea p bountifully. So let
each one give as he purposes in his heart… 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. – 2 Corinthians 9:6-8
Paul Gives us an interesting perspective on giving
in this passage. He is using the principle of sowing and
reaping to present the concept of stewa rdship and how
God looks at our giving.
At first glance it looks like he is just talking about
giving money, and he does make a good case for that.
According to verse eight it appears that generous giving
releases a greater measure of grace (God’s favor) u pon
us.
Before you get into the “it’s all about money,”
routine, Paul isn’t just talking about money . Notice he
speaks about abounding in all good work. The
principle of sowing and reaping is not limited to
money – it applies across the board to our enti re life.
If most of our efforts are for this temporal world then
we will reap temporal benefits. If mo st of our efforts
are for the eternal world then we will reap eternal
benefits.
I have a book about Christianity in China and I
have found it interesting that there is little said about
the physical hardships and poverty suffered by millions
there. Rather I read how they hungrily pursue spiritual
objectives.