Monday, April 05, 2010

My Reaction to Our Faith Promise

2 Corinthians 9:10 KJV
Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;)

This is a promise that ought to be claimed.

Because these Christians had gotten some things right (a person needs to read chapters 5-7 to get the context under which Paul writes these words) Paul boldly pressed them for a sacrificial offering and then made this prayer/promise to them.
1 God will provide your food
bread for your food
2 God will increase your ability to earn (seed sown)
multiply your seed sown
This can be taken as both the ability to earn as more seed sown is going to yield a greater harvest and thus yield greater income, and the results of their gift as God would use the seed (gift) sown and multiply it to meet the needs of even a greater number. I believe it is better to use it as the ability to increase income because the third part of the promise fulfills the idea of increasing the results of their gift

3 God will make your righteous deed fruitful and effective
increase the fruits of your righteousness

Both their righteousness in the gift given and their righteousness in their service to the Lord in their own home.

I have been humbled and blessed this week as the results of our Faith Promise have been added. We have increased our promise far greater than I could have dreamed. My prayer is that God will do all of the above for the people of our church.

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