வேதாகமத் தியானம் - எண்:- 1,452
Scripture Meditation - No: 1,452
AATHAVAN 💚 January
29, 2025 💚 Wednesday
"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." (2 Corinthians 9:10)
When explaining the importance of helping the saints (spiritual brothers and sisters living among us), Apostle Paul brings up today’s meditation verse. At the beginning of this chapter, he states, "For as touching the ministering to the saints, it is superfluous for me to write to you." (2 Corinthians 9:1).
In today’s meditation verse, while Paul says, “He that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food,” he is not referring directly to the seeds we sow or the food we eat. Instead, he is speaking of spiritual seed and the fruits of a spiritual life. This is clarified in the latter part of the verse, where he states, “and increase the fruits of your righteousness.”
This means that when we help spiritually needy brothers and sisters among us, God will increase the fruits of righteousness in us. He will help us lead a righteous, spiritually enriched life.
There is a difference between helping random beggars and supporting the poor who live a spiritual life. Many beggars misuse the money they receive. In the evenings, you can often see them outside liquor shops, buying alcohol. Some use the alms to buy cigarettes, beedis, or other intoxicants.
While it is not mandatory to track how someone spends the money we give, it is far better to assist those in spiritual need than to aid those who might misuse it. Regarding this, Apostle Paul says, "Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver." (2 Corinthians 9:7).
Dear beloved, let us support the poor believers who live a spiritual life among us. Let us give cheerfully, not out of compulsion, but according to the desire of our hearts. Whatever we give joyfully will be acceptable to God. When we give in this way, the one who provides seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply the seed for sowing and increase the harvest of righteousness in us.
God's Message: Bro. M. Geo Prakash
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