Have you ever noticed the hand at the end of your arm does the most and gets the least amount of recognition? Well let me encourage all of you reading this, you cannot out give God! Whatsoever a man sows that shall he reap! (Galatians 6:7)
We have a wonderful ministry at our local church that helps families and individuals in times of need. If a family member dies, has surgery, or there’s a new baby this team goes into action. It is a great blessing to our local community and church. The person in charge of this is not a squeaky wheel and usually just immediately goes into action. When she recently experienced the passing of a family member the wheel ceased to move because the driving force was not the one that needed to be driving. That’s when I realized I needed a back-up for her. Until this occurred it hadn’t dawned on me we needed a back-up plan. Discussing this with God I had another “God moment”. You know those times of instruction you get that you didn’t know you needed?
He told me that when others sow seeds not only do they reap a harvest but others benefit. When I go to the store I reap a fruit from a seed I did not plant. When someone makes me a dinner or purchases me a gift I reap from a source that I personally did not have a hand in. Follow me here. I pour myself a cup of coffee and enjoy the taste, the warmth and energy from a beverage that came from a seed I did not plant. God had my attention. He went on to explain that when we do acts of kindness however small or large we are sowing seeds that not only will we reap a harvest from but others as well. Check out this scripture:
Ephesians 3:20 (NIV) “Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us,”
The power is at work in us! See when we allow His power to be at work within us—immeasurably more than ALL we ask or imagine can be accomplished. The wheel did not stop turning! Helping Hands continued to flourish because of the previous seeds sown. Those that refresh others will themselves be refreshed. (Proverbs 11:25)
We have a wonderful ministry at our local church that helps families and individuals in times of need. If a family member dies, has surgery, or there’s a new baby this team goes into action. It is a great blessing to our local community and church. The person in charge of this is not a squeaky wheel and usually just immediately goes into action. When she recently experienced the passing of a family member the wheel ceased to move because the driving force was not the one that needed to be driving. That’s when I realized I needed a back-up for her. Until this occurred it hadn’t dawned on me we needed a back-up plan. Discussing this with God I had another “God moment”. You know those times of instruction you get that you didn’t know you needed?
He told me that when others sow seeds not only do they reap a harvest but others benefit. When I go to the store I reap a fruit from a seed I did not plant. When someone makes me a dinner or purchases me a gift I reap from a source that I personally did not have a hand in. Follow me here. I pour myself a cup of coffee and enjoy the taste, the warmth and energy from a beverage that came from a seed I did not plant. God had my attention. He went on to explain that when we do acts of kindness however small or large we are sowing seeds that not only will we reap a harvest from but others as well. Check out this scripture:
Ephesians 3:20 (NIV) “Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us,”
The power is at work in us! See when we allow His power to be at work within us—immeasurably more than ALL we ask or imagine can be accomplished. The wheel did not stop turning! Helping Hands continued to flourish because of the previous seeds sown. Those that refresh others will themselves be refreshed. (Proverbs 11:25)
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