But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also
reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. 2
Corinthians 9:6
You are called to be intentional
about your Christianity. You must be determined to experience the fullness of
God in every area of your Christian life and never to settle for a shallow,
lackadaisical relationship with almighty God. God will bless you according to
how you respond to His invitations. If He finds in you a generous heart that
willingly and freely gives what it has to others, then God responds toward you
in like manner.
When the apostle Paul encouraged
the believers in Corinth to help the Christians in Jerusalem, he promised them
that if they would sow generously, they would reap a generous return from God.
This truth holds life-changing
potential for us. If we invest everything we have in our relationship with God,
we will experience the full dimensions of being children of God. If our desire
is to know God more intimately, and if we spend ample time studying His word,
God will generously enrich our relationship with Him. If we discipline
ourselves to remain in prayer even when praying is difficult, He will reward us
with a deeper, more powerful prayer life. If we reconcile any broken
relationships and prepare our hearts before worship, and if we participate
fully and reverently in every part of worship, God promises that we will meet
Him and our lives will be changed.
Why is it that some Christians
grow rapidly in their Christian faith and others remain unchanged year after
year? Our Christian maturity is deeply affected by what we sow. Let us choose
to sow generously in everything we do in our Christian lives. The harvest we
reap will be Christlikeness.
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