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So, I want to read
to you the REWARDS in these few short verses that
God offers to one for liberal
giving. So, if you have your Bibles, 2
Corinthians, the 9th chapter. I
want you to notice these statements. We’ll not read
every verse—just part of it. Listen to it:
“…he which soweth bountifully shall reap also
bountifully” verse 9.
What’s he talking about? He’s talking about
giving. Just suppose there wasn’t
another statement in the Bible—[that] that’s the
only statement made. That
man that gives bountifully is going to reap
bountifully!
Notice verse
7. (That was verse 6
[above—not verse 9]). “…God loveth a
cheerful giver.” I don’t
know. I thought God loved everybody. There must be a
special love that God has for a cheerful giver—“God
loveth a cheerful giver.”
Now, notice
verse 8. I think verse 8
means more to me—possibly more—than
any other one promise God’s ever made about our giving.
“God…is able…to make all
grace…abound toward you….” You know,
if I’m saved, I’m going to have to be saved by the
grace of God. We plan to talk about that one night. And
what a glorious HOPE it is to
hear God say, “I’m able to supply ALL the grace that
you’ll ever need.” What a
promise! What a reward! About
what? For liberal giving. How can we
read these things and still
refuse to give liberally as God has prospered us?
And now, notice
verse 9: “…His
righteousness remaineth
forever.” It shall not pass
away. “His righteousness remaineth
forever.”
Also notice
verse 10: “…and [God] will
multiply your seed sown….”
I don’t know where every penny goes that I give. I
don’t know where every penny goes that you
give, but God knows where every penny of it went. And God
will multiply the seed sown.
Now, notice
verse 12:
“…abundant…many thanksgivings unto
God….” It’s going to
motivate people to offer up thanks to
God, because of what you’re doing.
And notice
verse 13: “and they’ll
glorify God for your professed
subjection unto the Gospel of Christ….”
And notice
verse 14: “And [by] their
prayer[s] for
you….” What rewards! When
people hear about your good deeds, about your good works,
it’s going to motivate people to pray for you. I want
people to pray for me. For years and years,
there was a lady that lived down on the Florida line.
She’s gone on to heaven now. But she was one of the
finest ladies I think I ever knew. While she was living, just
about every week or ten days I’d get a card from her, or a
letter. And she’d say, “Brother Black, I know you
travel a lot—stay on the road all the time. I want you
to know I pray for you every night.”
Oh, that meant a lot to me.
James says, “The effectual fervent
prayer of one man availeth much.” I want
thousands of people to pray for V. P. Black!
And Paul says [that] when they hear about your liberality,
they’re going to pray for you.
Now, after offering
all these rewards, notice what he says in
verse 15. He changes the subject
altogether, and says, “Thanks be unto
God for His unspeakable gift.” I can’t
describe that to you.
If you’re
subject to the invitation, we invite you to come
while we stand and sing.
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