💥"ஆதவன்" 🌳தியானம் - எண் 1911
📆 Saturday, May 02, 2026
"Now He who supplies seed to the Sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness." (2 Corinthians 9:10)
It is God who gives the appropriate rewards for the actions we perform. When a farmer sows, it is essential that the crop yields both food for his consumption and seeds for his next planting. It is God’s role to ensure this happens; He is the one who causes it to multiply and increases the harvest.
In the same way, the rewards for the good deeds we perform are granted by God. The verses preceding today’s meditation passage emphasizes this:
"And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that always having all sufficiency in everything, you may have an abundance for every good deed; as it is written, 'He scattered abroad, he gave to the poor, His righteousness endures forever.'" (2 Corinthians 9:8–9)
The acts of charity we assist with and the good deeds we perform are the "seeds" we sow. When we sow in this manner, He who supplies seed to the Sower and bread for food will provide us with the necessary seed, multiply it, and increase the harvest of our righteousness.
Our Lord Jesus Christ also spoke of this principle:
"Give, and it will be given to you. They will pour into your lap a good measure—pressed down, shaken together, and running over. For by your standard of measure it will be measured to you in return." (Luke 6:38)
The Apostle Paul wrote today's meditation verse specifically while discussing the ministry of giving to the saints (2 Corinthians 9:1)—that is, giving to the poor within the household of faith. However, he does not mandate a tithe of one-tenth as in the Old Testament; rather, he emphasizes that we must give with a joyful heart, as we have purposed in our own minds.
"Each one must do just as he has purposed in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver." (2 Corinthians 9:7)
It is vital that we give out of sincere love, rather than giving with the calculated expectation that God will return it to us many times over. If we give solely to receive a reward, there is no spiritual benefit. While charity seems simple, God has placed spiritual conditions within it. We must provide help with this realization.
As it is written:
"And if I give all my possessions to feed the poor, and if I surrender my body to be burned, but do not have love, it profits me nothing." (1 Corinthians 13:3)
Our acts of charity must be motivated and driven by love. He who supplies seed to the Sower and bread for food will reward us according to our acts of love. Just as He multiplies the yield for the farmer who sows seed, He will increase the harvest of righteousness in our lives.
✍️ Bro. M. Geo Prakash
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