2 Corinthians 9:10 Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness.
Aye Friends, look out yuh windows and shout a friendly greeting to those passing by: ‘Morning Neighb! Start the day off with a little friendliness in yuh soul, which, like cleanliness is next to godliness. (smile) Anyway, the Lord’s provided us with another beautiful day; lots of sunshine, new blessings and mercies that he expects us to go out there and use productively. So shake yuh booty and get a move on. The enemy is already out there engaging in the battle for hearts, we need to get out there and do our part too. And right now there’s a lot for us to do since our society is in a royal mess. We’re floundering, possibly drowning, desperately seeking help and looking for answers, but not finding any. Why? Because ‘Ye have plowed wickedness, ye have reaped iniquity; ye have eaten the fruit of lies: because thou didst trust in thy way, in the multitude of thy mighty men. Therefore shall a tumult arise among thy people, and all thy fortresses shall be spoiled.’ (Hos.10:13-14) Oh my people, it’s an awful truth, but the truth of the situation nonetheless. We’re suffering so badly today because we forgot God and put our trust in men, and sadly, they were found wanting. But I know we’ve finally seen the light and desire to change our fortunes. Now please don’t make me a liar. (smile) But to do that, Hosea says we must ‘Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy, break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the Lord, till he come and rain righteousness on you.’ (Hos.10:12) Oh Friends, I could not have put it any better. It is indeed ‘time to seek the Lord,’ to turn back to Him in righteousness. And we couldn’t want a better word of encouragement or blessing than Today’s Bit that Bruh Paul wished upon the Corinthians in his second letter. ‘Now he that ministereth seed to the sower, both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness.’ Oh my brethren, that’s exactly what we both need and expect as believers in Christ. The one who ‘ministereth seed to the sower,’ that supplies us with seed to sow is obviously our great God. He gives us the things He wants us to sow, to spread abroad in His Name. ‘For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater. So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.’ (Isa.55:10-11) Yes Friends, that’s the Lord’s promise. Just like He gives us rain and snow to nourish our crops in the earth, so will His Word be put in our hearts, and not come back to Him empty, but be successfully disseminated to all the world. Oh my people, our God is such a magnificent and magnanimous Being, that He not only supplies us with His Word; nourishment for our souls, but also food and nourishment for our physical bodies. Then He turns around and multiplies the seeds we sow, both of His Word and the actual seed we plant in the ground, and ‘increases the fruits of our righteousness.’ Wow! Through obedience and faithfulness our harvest is increased; we bring unbelievers to Him and our fields blossom bountifully, thus we are made prosperous. So on both sides of the seed, sower, food and harvest equation, our Lord looks down on us with bountiful blessings. He gives us the wherewithal to spread His Holy Word, and also increases the physical harvest of our food in the fields. As Bruh Paul rightly declares: ‘Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God.’ (2 Cor.9:11) Yes my Friends, when all this prosperity comes upon us, we need to be eternally grateful and give much heartfelt thanks and praise to the Most High for His mercy and LOVING kindness, since it’s only through Him that mankind can enjoy any lasting prosperity. Chuh! I sound like a broken record, but Friends it’s very important that we keep hearing and being encouraged until we reach an unshakeable point of understanding that the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is the GIVER OF ALL THINGS! Without His approval, nothing good happens. And to get His approval we need to be faithful and obedient. There’s no way of getting around that. If we don’t obey, we’re going to suffer, like we’re doing now. And here’s what the Lord promises when we live by His Word. ‘For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.’ (Isa.55:12) And all God’s people said, ‘WOW!’ What a beautiful promise Friends! Only our God can make such a promise and keep it too. Just sit and imagine that scenario for a moment nuh: All of us going about our business in peace and joy, while the hills and mountains sing songs of praise and thanksgiving, and the trees keep the riddim steady with their clapping! Brother! It sure is a marvellous scene my people! Just imagine the LOVE flowing nuh mih brethren! But for that promise to be fulfilled, we have to do our part; that’s turn from our wicked and evil ways, drop our reliance on the frailty of mortal men and turn to God. Nothing less will do. Oh my people, it’s time for us to seek Him with repentant hearts if we seriously want to be extricated from the quick sand in which we’re currently floundering and sinking. It’s all up to us now. Let’s not disappoint our great and merciful God again nuh. He is so heartbroken when we do. Much LOVE!…do remember… that without God…mortal man is incomplete…in all aspects of his life…
Aye Friends, look out yuh windows and shout a friendly greeting to those passing by: ‘Morning Neighb! Start the day off with a little friendliness in yuh soul, which, like cleanliness is next to godliness. (smile) Anyway, the Lord’s provided us with another beautiful day; lots of sunshine, new blessings and mercies that he expects us to go out there and use productively. So shake yuh booty and get a move on. The enemy is already out there engaging in the battle for hearts, we need to get out there and do our part too. And right now there’s a lot for us to do since our society is in a royal mess. We’re floundering, possibly drowning, desperately seeking help and looking for answers, but not finding any. Why? Because ‘Ye have plowed wickedness, ye have reaped iniquity; ye have eaten the fruit of lies: because thou didst trust in thy way, in the multitude of thy mighty men. Therefore shall a tumult arise among thy people, and all thy fortresses shall be spoiled.’ (Hos.10:13-14) Oh my people, it’s an awful truth, but the truth of the situation nonetheless. We’re suffering so badly today because we forgot God and put our trust in men, and sadly, they were found wanting. But I know we’ve finally seen the light and desire to change our fortunes. Now please don’t make me a liar. (smile) But to do that, Hosea says we must ‘Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy, break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the Lord, till he come and rain righteousness on you.’ (Hos.10:12) Oh Friends, I could not have put it any better. It is indeed ‘time to seek the Lord,’ to turn back to Him in righteousness. And we couldn’t want a better word of encouragement or blessing than Today’s Bit that Bruh Paul wished upon the Corinthians in his second letter. ‘Now he that ministereth seed to the sower, both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness.’ Oh my brethren, that’s exactly what we both need and expect as believers in Christ. The one who ‘ministereth seed to the sower,’ that supplies us with seed to sow is obviously our great God. He gives us the things He wants us to sow, to spread abroad in His Name. ‘For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater. So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.’ (Isa.55:10-11) Yes Friends, that’s the Lord’s promise. Just like He gives us rain and snow to nourish our crops in the earth, so will His Word be put in our hearts, and not come back to Him empty, but be successfully disseminated to all the world. Oh my people, our God is such a magnificent and magnanimous Being, that He not only supplies us with His Word; nourishment for our souls, but also food and nourishment for our physical bodies. Then He turns around and multiplies the seeds we sow, both of His Word and the actual seed we plant in the ground, and ‘increases the fruits of our righteousness.’ Wow! Through obedience and faithfulness our harvest is increased; we bring unbelievers to Him and our fields blossom bountifully, thus we are made prosperous. So on both sides of the seed, sower, food and harvest equation, our Lord looks down on us with bountiful blessings. He gives us the wherewithal to spread His Holy Word, and also increases the physical harvest of our food in the fields. As Bruh Paul rightly declares: ‘Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God.’ (2 Cor.9:11) Yes my Friends, when all this prosperity comes upon us, we need to be eternally grateful and give much heartfelt thanks and praise to the Most High for His mercy and LOVING kindness, since it’s only through Him that mankind can enjoy any lasting prosperity. Chuh! I sound like a broken record, but Friends it’s very important that we keep hearing and being encouraged until we reach an unshakeable point of understanding that the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is the GIVER OF ALL THINGS! Without His approval, nothing good happens. And to get His approval we need to be faithful and obedient. There’s no way of getting around that. If we don’t obey, we’re going to suffer, like we’re doing now. And here’s what the Lord promises when we live by His Word. ‘For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.’ (Isa.55:12) And all God’s people said, ‘WOW!’ What a beautiful promise Friends! Only our God can make such a promise and keep it too. Just sit and imagine that scenario for a moment nuh: All of us going about our business in peace and joy, while the hills and mountains sing songs of praise and thanksgiving, and the trees keep the riddim steady with their clapping! Brother! It sure is a marvellous scene my people! Just imagine the LOVE flowing nuh mih brethren! But for that promise to be fulfilled, we have to do our part; that’s turn from our wicked and evil ways, drop our reliance on the frailty of mortal men and turn to God. Nothing less will do. Oh my people, it’s time for us to seek Him with repentant hearts if we seriously want to be extricated from the quick sand in which we’re currently floundering and sinking. It’s all up to us now. Let’s not disappoint our great and merciful God again nuh. He is so heartbroken when we do. Much LOVE!…do remember… that without God…mortal man is incomplete…in all aspects of his life…
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