6. The Law of Purpose

When the farmer sows his seeds, he sows it into the ground with purpose. It will be very silly for the farmer to throw his seeds on good ground, on rocky ground, into the drain and everywhere. God doesn’t want us to sow without purpose and to throw carelessly what He has given us.

Galatians 6:7-9 tells us “Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. The one who sows to please his sinful nature, from that nature will reap destructions; the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.”

First, we do not sow. Then, we do not sow the right things. Now, we sow without purpose. Many of us give tithes without a purpose, without prayer and planning. Just as what Galatians says, what we sow, we reap. If you sow your tithe to the mission funds, then you must pray and ask God for harvests. We are to expect a harvest from God if we sow financially into it. There must be a harvest that comes out of our sowing at the end of the day. If you sow into a soul, you will reap a salvation. If you sow in the spirit, you will reap eternal life. After you sow, you must fertilise it with prayers constantly until the time of harvests. The next time you drop your tithes into the bag, pray and expect God to work wonders with the tithe as it is being used to sow into someone else’s life and God’s works.

When you sow into the fields of souls, expect a harvest of souls to be saved. This is sowing with finances and with your spirit. Do not give up easily with tithing and prayers. Do not do it out of motion or simply for the sake of obeying the bible. In heave, there will be no bank accounts. We do not transact in money anymore. We transact in souls. Try imagining when you are in heaven and a small African boy walks up to you to thank you. You are surprised. You may be thinking “I have never been to Africa and I do not know this boy”. The boy tells you that because you provides for a missionary couple to make it possible for them to go to Africa to preach, hence he was saved from their good works. How awesome it will be to know that your sowing has reaped harvests elsewhere! So, sow and expect a harvest! Sow and expect someone else’s life get improved! Sow with a purpose!

Conclusion

Finally,Proverbs 23:4-5tells us“Do not wear yourself out trying to get rich. Have the wisdom to show restraint. Cast but a glance at riches and they are gone. For they will sprout wings and fly off to the sky like an eagle.”

Hence, do not tire ourselves out trying to get rich. Money is not the ultimate answer to life and it is not worth losing your soul for it. If God blesses you with wealth, use it wisely for His kingdom and give generously to those in needs. For those who are wise and follow God’s principles, God will put more into their hands to be His steward for they will glorify God with what they do with the wealth. If the wealth is not used wisely, it will be taken away by the devil just as what Proverbs says“it will sprout wings and fly off to the sky like an eagle”.

Wealth that comes from God is a blessing;“The blessings of the Lord make one rich, and He adds no sorrow to it”, Proverbs 10:22.

2 Corinthians 9:10-11; “Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness. You will be made rich in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God.”
To conclude, we have to ask ourselves, “What are seeds for?” It is for sowing. What is sowing for? It is for a harvest. What is harvest for then? So that we can be generous! Generosity is for what? It is for God’s glory.

John Wesley once said, “Earn all you can. Save all you can. Give all you can.”

Let us apply the laws of abundance into our lives, sow what has given to us, and expect to reap a harvest of eternity.