2 Corinthians 9:6-10 (NKJV) 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 gives 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. As it is written: “He has dispersed abroad, He has given to the poor; His righteousness endures forever.” Now may He who supplies seed to the sower, and bread for food, supply and multiply the seed you have sown and increase the fruits of your righteousness
Much is required from us when we are blessed by the Lord with material goods and finances. We should see ourselves as a steward of blessings and be a willing channel to give and bless others. When we are found to be good stewards of God’s finances through the testing of giving to others, He will provide us with more.
The opening passage reveals to us that the sowing and reaping principle is a way for the Lord to provide for us, but it is also a test of our willingness to help the poor and needy as He prompts us. Faithful stewards of God’s finances should not hoard money but be sensitive to what the Master wants them to give.
How much you sow will determine how much you will reap in harvest time. The money that we give as a freewill offering is like a seed given by the Lord in our hands. You determine the kind of blessings that you are going to receive when you give. He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Therefore, if you don’t sow, you will have no harvest. Similarly, if you don’t tithe, the window of heaven is shut, and if you don’t sow freewill offerings, you won’t have multiplications! The worst case for a farmer is to eat up all the seeds that are meant to be sown for the next harvest.
We need to remember this biblical financial principle so that we will trust in the Lord and not in the world. He will provide for you with more when you have proven faithful to be a good steward and an administrator of God’s finances. We are the body of Christ and the Holy Spirit who lives will prompt us to do something on His behalf. God will only supply and multiply to us after we have faithfully sown into those areas that He has instructed us.
Luke 6:38 (NKJV) Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.”
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撒种与收获
哥林多后书9:6-10”少种的少收，多种的多收”，这话是真的。 各人要随本心所酌定的，不要作难，不要勉强，因为捐得乐意的人是神所喜爱的。 神能将各样的恩惠多多地加给你们，使你们凡事常常充足，能多行各样善事， 如经上所记：“他施舍钱财，周济贫穷，他的仁义存到永远。”那赐种给撒种的、赐粮给人吃的，必多多加给你们种地的种子，又增添你们仁义的果子，
当主以物质的财物祝福我们时，神对我们的要求也就更多。我们应该把自己看作是祝福的管理者，并愿意成为给予和祝福他人的渠道。当我们在给予他人的考验中证明自己是神财务的忠实管家时，祂将供应给我们更多。
开篇这段经文向我们揭示了播种和收割的原则是主供应我们的方式，同时也是考验我们在祂引导我们的时候，是否愿意帮助穷人和有需要的人。神财务的忠实管家不应该囤积钱财，而应该对主想让他们给予的事物敏锐。
你在播种时所付出的多少将决定你在收获时将得到多少。我们自愿奉献的钱财就像主赐给我们手中的种子。当你奉献时，你就决定了你将得到何种祝福。少种的少收，多种的多收。因此，如果你不播种，你将没有收获。同样地，如果你不奉献十一，天堂的窗户就关闭了；如果你不播撒自愿奉献的种子，你就不会得到倍增！对于农夫来说，最糟糕的情况就是吃光了应该用于播种来换取下一次收获的种子。
我们需要牢记这个圣经上的财务原则，这样我们将信靠主，而不是世界。当你证明自己是神财务的忠诚管家和管理者时，祂将供应给你更多。我们是基督的身体，住在我们里面的圣灵将促使我们代表祂去行动。只有在我们忠实地在那些祂指示我们的领域中播种之后，神才会供应并使我们得到倍增。
路加福音 6:38 你们要给人，就必有给你们的，并且用十足的升斗，连摇带按、上尖下流地倒在你们怀里。因为你们用什么量器量给人，也必用什么量器量给你们。
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