Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. 2 Corinthians 9:6
“For Paul, having all you need means having enough for every good work. Paul’s point is that “God will provide the means to be generous, that one can sow liberally (which means freely and cheerfully) in the confidence that God will bestow a liberal harvest. The more we give, the more we will be given by God to share with others. We may not have all the money that we wan, but we will have all the money we need to be abundant in our giving to others.”
David E. Garland in 2 Corinthians: An Exegetical and Theological Exposition of Holy Scripture (Volume 29) (The New American Commentary) 408.
I have really appreciated Garland’s thoughts from his commentary the past few days. I hope you have too. Again today, he does not disappoint.
He reminds us that Paul would say that we will have enough for all the giving opportunities that God puts in our path. Think about that.
“The more we give, the more we will be given by God to share with others.” This is not prosperity gospel but generosity gospel.
Even as the grace we have received from God, came to us liberally, freely, and cheerfully, God wants our giving to flow like that. Does yours?
Recently GTP did work in Cayman Islands, Liberia, and Turkey. Reply if you want copies of our trip reports. And click here to give.
In Q1 (July-August-September), giving to GTP was about $150,000 against budgeted expenses of $200,000. As you are able, click here to make a gift today.
As I type this, Jenni and I will board our flight from Denver to Tokyo. It will post sometime on our journey. Thanks for your prayers for safe travel there and connecting to Manila.