Whoever Sows Sparingly

Have you heard of Oral Roberts? It doesn’t matter what you think of him, but when you look at his life, he practiced the principle of sowing and reaping. He said, “My tithe is not something I owe, but a seed I sow.”

We have a problem in our world today. We have overlooked or forgotten the word “tithe.” Everywhere I go, I hear churches telling me people are not giving like they used to. Almost every day, I talk to churches that are struggling to meet expenses. We need to learn from Oral Roberts and say over and over again, “My tithe is not something I owe, but a seed I sow.”

God is not a genie or a magician to be manipulated. But His Word is good. Jesus explains sowing and reaping in a different way: “Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” (Luke 6:38)

II Corinthians 9:6 – “Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will reap generously.”

By the Rev. Tommy Herndon