God Is Able
The point is this: the one who sows
sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the one who sows bountifully will also
reap bountifully. Each of you must give as you have made up your mind, not
reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is
able to provide you with every blessing in abundance, so that by always having
enough of everything, you may share abundantly in every good work. As it is
written, “He scatters abroad, he gives to the poor; his righteousness endures forever.”
He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food
will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your
righteousness. You will be enriched in every way for your great generosity,
which will produce thanksgiving to God through us; for the rendering of this
ministry not only supplies the needs of the saints but
also overflows with many thanksgivings to God. Through the testing of this
ministry you glorify God by your obedience to the confession of the gospel of
Christ and by the generosity of your sharing with them and with all others,
while they long for you and pray for you because of the surpassing grace of God
that he has given you. Thanks be to God for his
indescribable gift!
Grace comes from God; giving comes
from our hearts. The benefit extends to more people than we can imagine. We all
know that God is able to do mighty things in us, and that glorifies God.
Whatever our need, God is able to meet it and exceed it, and He does it every
single day. Don’t you think we should say thank you, and give Him all the
praise? The highest kind of giving comes from deep down in the heart.