You reap what you sow.
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The law of sowing is that if you sow a lot, you will reap a lot, but the law of gratitude should be considered in the same context. If you do not sow in spring and cultivate in summer, you will reap nothing in autumn, and if you do not reap nothing, you will have nothing to eat in winter. It is a fact that everyone knows that if you plant a lot and cultivate a lot, you will reap a lot, and if you reap a lot, you can use it abundantly. It is an eternal truth. In the same context, it is the same principle as planting gratitude. It goes without saying that giving thanks a lot creates many conditions to be grateful for.
1. It is the truth that you reap what you sow.
Verse 7 says, "Do not deceive yourself, for God is not deceived; whatever a man sows, that he will also reap." Paul likened human actions to laws of nature. This use of the parable of sowing and reaping to describe actions and their consequences is frequently found in Greek culture and the Bible (Matthew 7:16, Mark 4:26, Luke 19:21, 2 Corinthians 9:6). Paul explained the difference between sowing and sowing in 2 Corinthians 9:6, but this verse discusses the quality of sowing and reaping.
That's right. It is the unchanging truth that if you plant a lot of grain, you will reap a lot in the fall. If you sow a lot of seeds, then it will bear fruit and yield a lot of grain. Who would deny this truth and refute it no? No one would raise an objection like that. The same goes for gratitude. The principle is that if you give thanks a lot, there will be many things to be grateful for. The Law of Sowing and Gratitude is that if you sow more, you will reap a lot, and if you sow little, you will reap a little.
2. The truth is that if you sow a lot, you will reap a lot.
2 Corinthians 9:6-7 "This is the saying, whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Let each one do just as he has decided in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver." It becomes clearer in connection with this verse that thanksgiving can be understood as a blessing. This is a free quotation from Proverbs 11:24-25, 19:17, emphasizing the necessity of active giving and God's reward for it through the parable of the harvest where you reap in proportion to what you sow.
A person who gives a lot for others is blessed with that much, but a person who gives a little does not collect what he has saved and returns little, so he is always poor. This is a truth that applies equally to the afterlife. Doing good to others is accumulating riches in heaven, so those who do so will receive a great reward in heaven, but those who are stingy in giving to others have no reward because they have nothing stored up (Matthew 6:19-21 Luke). 12:33-34).
However, planting less and planting a lot is something you have to do yourself, and the important thing is not to make an impulsive or accidental decision, but to make a yearly collection with a happy heart by inner determination. If someone gave a lot out of bragging, praise, or fear of being criticized, it would not be a true tribute.
Remember the saying that God loves a cheerful giver and do it voluntarily. It is forbidden in the Bible to make a donation while regretting something you don't want to give, or to make a donation for a cause or external pressure. Because God loves a cheerful giver. If you do it to show otherwise, you will reap bad things (Proverbs 22:8).
3. The truth is that if you sow, you will surely reap
Verse 9-10, “As it is written, “He scattered and gave to the poor, and his righteousness endures forever.” He who gives seed and food to the sower will give and enrich your planting, and will increase the fruit of your righteousness. Do not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time you will reap a harvest if you are not weary.” This verse quotes Psalms 112:9 and 111:9, and shows that helping the poor is in line with God's righteousness. is presenting.
The truth is that the righteousness of helping the poor will be remembered forever and will be rewarded by God. The way for the Corinthians to receive this eternal blessing from God is to immediately give out a yearbook for the saints in Jerusalem with joy.
We want to be rewarded soon after doing good deeds. But there is no such magical seed in this world. No seed grows overnight. How much more spiritual seeds? So God says. “Let us do good, let us not grow weary.” Why should we be discouraged when the results are immediate? They are discouraged because they planted and the results do not appear immediately.
So God exhorts me. Farmers live their lives according to this principle that we should do good and not lose heart. They plant in spring and reap in other seasons. No farmer wants to plant in spring and reap in spring. Since you plant in spring and reap in different seasons, summer exists between those seasons.
Droughts and floods come. You have to put in a lot of hard work. Farmers have to plant the seeds and have patience. There can be no farming without patience. A person without patience will never be able to farm. Some may not be able to see fruit on this earth. So we can be discouraged. But the Lord says, "In due time the harvest will come."
God promises that you will reap in due time. All these things we have tried to live a life of faith will surely come a day when we will be rewarded. God promises that if we live today by faith, we will meet the Lord with joy on the day we enter the kingdom of heaven with our arms full of fruits. I believe that if you plant the seeds of today's gratitude, you will surely reap the fruits of that gratitude.
In this sense, the law of sowing and the law of gratitude are the same principle. Knowing that reaping what you sow is the eternal truth, if you sow beans, you will reap beans, and if you plant red beans, you will reap beans.
Dear saints, Let's plant today's life in faith. And let's plant thanksgiving, knowing the principle that if you sow much, you will reap a lot, and if you sow little, you will live a little. If you do, you will surely reap at some point.
That's right. Psalm 126:6 says, "He that goes out weeping to sow seed will surely return with joy, with his sheaves." I bless you in the name of the Lord that you and I will sow according to your will.