Sowing and Reaping

LUKE 6:38,
"Give, and it shall be given unto you;
good measure, pressed down, and shaken
together, and running over, shall men give
into your bosom.
For with the same measure that ye mete
withal it shall be measured to you again."

LUKE 6:17-49
This verse reveals one of God's cardinal laws
that will work in the spiritual realm, as well
as the physical world.
Just as we "give" seed into the ground to
receive back multiple seeds, so it is with
everything we give.
Whether it's money, possessions, an emotion
such as love or hate, prayers, or our time, we
will reap a harvest of whatever we give.
We reap exactly what we sow and
proportional to the same measure that we
give (Galatians 6:7-8).

"He which soweth sparingly shall reap also
sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully
shall reap also bountifully"
(2 Corinthians. 9:6).
This law works on positive or negative things
that we sow.

Although this is an unchangeable law of God,
it can be overcome by a greater law in much
the same way that we can escape the law of
gravity by using the greater laws of thrust
and lift.
The negative things we have given don't have
to come back to us if we apply the greater
law of forgiveness (1 John. 1:9).
Likewise, the good things we have sown can
be voided if we don't continue in well doing
(Galatians. 6:9).

God is our source, but God uses people.
If we pray for finances, God is not going to
make counterfeit currency and put it into
your wallet.
He will use people to get the money to you.
So, it is not always as simple as praying for
money and receiving it the next minute.
We need to believe the Lord hears and
answers our prayers, and then pray for the
people He's going to use to deliver the
answer.
This could mean any number of people such
as our employer and the people who buy our
goods.

Ultimately God is your source, trust Him.