Text: Luke 5:1-11 & various
Not all seeds have the same yield. They also take varying amounts of time to reach the harvest stage. God causes all things to operate in an orderly way.
1. Law of Proportion - According to I Corinthians 9:6-8, if you sow sparingly, you'll reap sparingly. If you're not sowing at all, you won't have anything to reap.
2. Law of Parallels - Genesis 1:11-12 - Seeds produce after their own kind. You have to plant corn to get corn and tomato seeds to get tomatoes.
Money is not the only thing you can sow. You can sow your time, wisdom, understanding, love, friendship, mercy, and so much more. If you're reaping bad stuff, check to see what seed you sowed. Did you sow gossip? Did you sow strife? Start sowing those things you want to reap in your own life.
3. The Law of Patience - Ecclesiastes 11:1-6 tells us to cast our bread upon the waters, and it will come back after many days. Galatians 6:7-9 exhorts us not to lose heart.
4. The Law of Possession - We can only sow what belongs to us. I tithe and give back to God what belongs to Him.
If I try to reap what I have not sown, it is stealing. We don't go into a neighbor's yard without permission and take produce from their vegetable garden. In the same way, the tithe belongs to God. Please note: God does not take your finances if you don't tithe, but he can't protect you against the worm, weasel, etc.
You sow into a ministry or a minister. You give alms to the poor. There's a blessing on both, which will discuss later in this series.
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