Sowing & Reaping – Giving In Times Of Economic Distress

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The Great Money Question

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Ecclesiastes 11: 1-6

GIVING IN TIMES OF ECONOMIC DISTRESS

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Cast thy bread upon the waters; for thou shalt find it after many days.
{Thought: As you give of your substance — your food, your income — you WILL see it return to you … for this is a Law of God … even as Luke 6:37-38 teaches to give and it WILL be given back unto you, pressed down & shaken together.}

Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.
{Thought: don’t just give what your first inkling is to give or don’t just give seven portions.
Don’t just give the minimum tithe or minimum first thought that you thought to give, but give a greater portion.
Because the Word is the Truth, and you WILL receive a return from God.
You will receive financial provision back from God, when you are not stingy or hording for yourself – even as Proverbs 3:9 states.
And because you do not know what economic crisis is coming upon the land, you should therefore give now, so that you will be protected in the days of disaster.}

He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.
{Thought: Therefore do not watch the economic news of doom and gloom, which will bring fear upon you and tempt you to withhold from abundant giving}

In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.
{Or as the NAS puts it:
Sow your seed in the morning and do not be idle in the evening, for you do not know whether morning or evening sowing will succeed, or whether both of them alike will be good}

{Thought: Sow. Sow again. And keep sowing.
Sow portions of seven.
Naw, portions of eight.
Sow in the morning.
Then sow again, in the evening
Keep your sowing up.
Keep giving abundantly.
Keep giving to the poor, the orphans, the widows.
Remember to give to those who teach you spiritual truths.
Give cheerfully, for God loves a cheerful giver.
And then expect God to watch over you and provide for all your needs … always … at all times … no matter what the economy does or threatens to do.

God is your provider.
God is your protection.
God will keep you in days of famine and distress.
God will see that you are fed.
God will see that you are clothed.
God is the lifter of your head.

But keep giving, and don’t be stingy or fearful, so that you can be open to receive the blessings and protection of God.

God is faithful and loving and willing to protect you, to take care of you, and to do all that His Word states He will do for His children!

Hallelujah.

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The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him, and he delivers them.
Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him.
Fear the Lord, you His saints, for those who fear Him lack nothing.
The lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who seek the Lord lack NO GOOD THING.
{Psalm 34}

Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to GIVE to him that needeth.
{Ephesians 4:18}

GIVE, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will (men) pour into your lap.  FOR WITH THE MEASURE YOU USE  it will be measured to you.
{Luke 6:37-38}

I was young and now I am old, yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken or their children begging bread.     They are always generous and lend freely; their children will be blessed.
{Psalm 37:25-26}

He who gives to the poor will lack nothing
{Proverbs 28:27}

One man gives freely, yet gains even MORE; another withholds unduly but comes to poverty
{Proverbs 11:24 }

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