Good morning champion. Welcome to a brand new week.
2 Corinthians 9: 10 – 11 (NIV)
Now he who supplies seed to the Sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness. 11 You will be made rich in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God.
· Here we see a two-fold promise for those whose hearts are set on sowing in life. God will provide bread to eat and seed to sow!
· God does not want to just provide for you what you need for your daily life (bread) but He wants to entrust you with seed so that you can:
1. Sow for your future. Like a wise farmer you do not need to be subject to others determining what your harvest in life will look like but rather you can plan what your harvest will look like yourself by using your God-given seed with wisdom and faith.
2. Sow into the purposes of His kingdom and the lives of others to create harvest for kingdom purposes not just your own benefit.
Believe God today not just for bread (daily provision) but also for seed to sow (future harvest).
He gives seed to the sower
· God is not fooled. He can see when the heart of a person is set on sowing, and when He sees that, He promises that He will provide seed for that person to sow. Make sure today your heart is set on sowing not just getting daily bread and then you can, with faith and confidence, wait for a delivery of seed from the divine supplier.
· It is very important to remember when God gives you seed that its purpose is different in your life than bread. So, make sure you do not eat it or treat it as daily provision but rather you view it as seed and get it into fertile ground as quickly as you can so that you can get that future harvest started straight away – never eat your seed! If a farmer was to eat His seed you would call him a fool because he would be sentencing himself to a future of lack.
He gives bread to eat and seed to sow.
Today, with a grateful heart, thank God for both the bread He provides for your provision today and the seed He provides for you to sow which is all about your future.
And remember, God promises that He will increase the store of the sower so that he can be positioned to sow on every occasion. What occasion do you want to sow into? Thank the One who gives seed to the sower today and wait for that delivery.
Have a great day.
Andy
Great new CD set out today called The Journey of Life.
In this new 5 part set recorded recently at Family Church I look at Psalm 84 and the pilgrimage of life-- “journeying with God”. Discover how God purposed for our lives to be a journey rather than an instant arrival because He does great things on the journey. Order one today. This set will motivate you to see your life and its long term potential in a whole new way.
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A devotional by Pastor Andy Elmes to inspire you with a godly thought to start your day well. God’s word is indeed the breakfast of champions.
Great Big Life
Empowering People
Andy Elmes
Pastor & Leadership Coach
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