What is the meaning of 2 Corinthians 9:10? He who supplies seed to the sower God Himself is pictured as the One who hands seed to every farmer. Paul reaches back to a truth already woven through Scripture: • Isaiah 55:10: “As the rain and snow fall from heaven… providing seed for the sower and bread for the eater.” • Psalm 104:14: “He makes the grass grow for the livestock and crops for man to cultivate, bringing forth food from the earth.” • Acts 17:25: “He Himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.” Because the Lord literally places seed in our hands, generosity is never about what we have produced by ourselves; it is about stewarding what He has already supplied. and bread for food The same God who gives seed also makes sure it reaches the table. • Matthew 6:31-32 assures us that the Father “knows that you need all these things.” • Psalm 37:25: “I have never seen the righteous forsaken or their children begging for bread.” He meets daily needs (Matthew 6:11), proving that nothing is too small for His care. If His provision covers breakfast, it certainly covers the resources we give away in His name. will supply and multiply your store of seed Paul now moves from provision to multiplication. God doesn’t just replace what was given; He enlarges it. • Luke 6:38: “Give, and it will be given to you… poured into your lap, for with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.” • Proverbs 11:24-25: “One gives freely, yet gains even more… whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.” • Philippians 4:19: “My God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.” When believers sow generously, the Lord replenishes in such a way that future giving can widen. The “store of seed” grows so the cycle of generosity accelerates. and will increase the harvest of your righteousness The final promise reaches beyond material multiplication. God looks to produce a bumper crop of righteousness in the giver’s life. • Hosea 10:12: “Sow for yourselves righteousness; reap the fruit of loving devotion.” • Galatians 6:9: “Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap if we do not give up.” • Philippians 1:11 speaks of being “filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ.” What begins as meeting another person’s need ends with deeper Christlikeness, eternal reward, and praise to God (2 Corinthians 9:11-13). summary 2 Corinthians 9:10 traces a beautiful circle: God provides the original seed, feeds us from it, replaces and multiplies it, and finally turns our generosity into a rich harvest of righteous character and eternal impact. Because every step originates with Him and returns to His glory, we can give freely, confidently expecting both material supply and spiritual fruitfulness. |
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