"Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”
LUKE 6:38 (NIV)
The picture in this verse comes from a man going to get seed from an open air market. The owner of the store says, "I'll sell you a basket worth of seed for so much money." So he pours the seed in, and then he shakes it and presses it so that he can get the most seed in his basket.
That's the way God gives. You give to him, he gives back. You shake it up and he gives more until it's just overflowing. Our God is a generous God! When you realize God's generosity, you lose your fear of planting the seed he has given you. Fear causes us to hold on to what we have, but faith gives us the courage to depend on God and plant seeds.
When you have a need, plant a seed. Seed is precious, but it is absolutely worthless until you spread it around. Imagine two farmers. One says, "I've got all this seed. I think I'll just hoard it this year. I want to protect it." The other farmer says, "No, I'm going to take all I the seed I have and spread it all over my field." At the harvest nine months later you see the difference. One man is a tragedy. Not only does he not harvest anything, but that which he kept has probably rotted. But the man who sowed generously sees God bless him with a rich harvest.
The more you give, the more God gives to you. The more you use your talents, the more you use your time, the more you use your money for good, the more God can multiply it in your life. You release your faith through a practical action. Plant a seed today. Make a deposit. Act in faith. Step out.
What did you hear?
What do you think?
What will you do?
Now talk to God…
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