The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. (II Corinthians 9:6 ESV)
Sowing
While not directly referring to food, the theme of these articles, before you eat, you have to grow food. Whether it is a cow, a radish, a peanut, or a chemical concoction, sowing precedes consumption.
The more you sow, the more you have available to eat.
And the better you sow, the better you eat.
This is not, of course, simply referring to food. Rather, it refers to life itself.
If we, or rather SINCE we desire a good life… we should be aware of what we sow.
Sow troubles, reap troubles. Sow blessings, reap blessings.
If that sow-quality were up to us, we would be in trouble. I would usually be sowing selfishness, and reaping the results. I would be sowing blindness, and reaping the results. I would be sowing insensitivity, coldness, laziness, slowness, hastiness, and sorrow. And that would be the life I would harvest.
But when we sow Jesus into our field instead, oh, the harvest is grand!
How do we do that? Read His Words. Pray to Him, and through Him. Mimic Him. Love Him. Depend on Him. Speak of Him. Trust Him. Believe Him.
And we will reap bountifully!