Wisdom in Finances by Chris Harvey

Author:Chris Harvey
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Prosperity, Finance, Personal, General, Religion, Personal Finance, Christian Giving, Biblical Studies, Wisdom, Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781886357013
Publisher: C.H.M. Pub
Published: 1994-03-13T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 5

The Miracle of Sowing and Reaping

And [God] Who provides seed for the sower and bread for eating will also provide and multiply your [resources for] sowing....

2 Corinthians 9:10 AMP

The Word declares that God provides seed for the sower. If you have no seed to sow, you really need to question your past actions.

Just as a farmer sees no crop unless he plants seed, you will also reap nothing unless you are faithful in sowing. A farmer could have a whole bam full of seed, but it won't do him any good until he puts it in the ground!

Some of you may be saving up for a rainy day. You may be faithful tithers, but you've never sown offerings, and, because of this, the seed you have hoarded will eventually be washed away on that rainy day that you have believed will come.

I am not saying you shouldn't have a savings account, because you do need to be wise and prepared for the storms of life, but if you have created your own crisis through unwillingness to sow, you need to change your ways quickly.

He who observes the wind [and waits for all conditions to be favorable] will not sow....

Ecclesiastes 11:4 AMP

Give: A Dirty Word

The devil will give you 101 reasons not to sow financially into a ministry or venture. Your flesh will give you 102 reasons, your circumstances 103 — and your religious friends will reinforce this fear through their ignorance.

If you yield to fear, you will lose out in the long run. Paul said in Second Corinthians 10:5 to cast down imaginations. Many people use this scripture to refer to the battle of the mind concerning spiritual warfare, but in the two chapters before Second Corinthians 9:10, Paul was referring to financial giving.

Jesus said in Luke 6:38, "Give and it shall be given unto you." That little word "give" has caused many disputes and offenses in the hearts of God's people. You must make a decision today to give whenever God tells you, and you must purpose in your heart to become a dedicated giver.

Life Is a Field

Galatians 6:7 says you can't mock God. Whatever you sow in life you will reap in return. Your life is a product of your past sowing. Whether you have sown hatred, fear, lust, sarcasm, or selfishness, it will all come back to you in the end.

The only thing that can break the power of the law of sowing and reaping is true repentance. However, sometimes you still have to walk through some of the consequences of your past actions.

I recently heard of a man who had committed some horrible murders and then became saved, declaring that his God had forgiven him. The judge informed him, "God may have forgiven you, but the state in which you live has not."

So it is with sowing financially. If you sow little, you reap little. And even though God may have forgiven you for previously disobeying His financial principles, sometimes you must walk through a period of transition until the new law you have applied begins to produce a harvest.

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