Today's Verse
"Remember this—a farmer who plants only a few seeds will get a small crop. But the one who plants generously will get a generous crop. You must each decide in your heart how much to give. And don't give reluctantly or in response to pressure. 'For God loves a person who gives cheerfully.' And God will generously provide all you need. Then you will always have everything you need and plenty left over to share with others. … Yes, you will be enriched in every way so that you can always be generous."
2 Corinthians 9:6–8, 11
Encouragement for Today
Do you picture God as someone who wants you to scrimp and sacrifice in order to give, or someone who is rich beyond all measure and wants to shower you with everything you could ever need, and more, so that you can always be generous to others? Of course, this passage depicts the latter view. However, it also indicates that God's generosity is triggered by our own. First we give, then God gives us more so we can be even more generous, and so on into an upward spiral of generosity.
—Diane Eble, author of Abundant Gifts: A Daybook of Grace-Filled Devotions
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