6月7日

標 題：慷慨地撒種

經節：「少種的少收，多種的多收」，這話是真的。（哥林多後書九章6節）

你被呼召成為基督徒是有原因的。你一定要定意自己在基督徒生活的每個方面，都經歷神的豐盛，並且永遠不要安於與全能神維繫一種膚淺及閑懶的關係。神會依著你對祂的回應祝福你。倘若神發現你有一顆慷慨的心，願意不計回報地與人分享，祂會以同樣的方式回報你。

當使徒保羅鼓勵哥林多的信徒，幫助耶路撒冷的基督徒時，他向他們保證，倘若他們慷慨撒種，神會以豐盛回報他們。

這項真理同樣也能改變我們今日的生命。如果我們投資所有一切與神相交，身為神兒女的我們，會在各個方面經歷神的豐盛。如果渴望更親密地認識神，並且花許多時間研讀祂的話語，神會加深我們與祂的關係。如果在很難祈禱的時候仍定意禱告，祂會以更深刻與更有能力的禱告生活回報我們。如果在彌補所有破敗的關係，以及在敬拜之前，預備我們自己的心，全人全心、虔誠地敬拜主，神應許我們將遇見祂，我們的生命將得著改變。

為什麼有些人對基督的信心十分迅速地長進，而其他人卻年復一年毫無改變？我們在基督裡的成熟，與我們所栽種的東西，是息息相關的。讓我們選擇慷慨地栽種自己基督徒生命的一切，我們的收穫是擁有似基督的生命。

Sow Generously

But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. (2 Corinthians 9:6)

You are called to be intentional about your Christianity. You must be determined to experience the fullness of God in every area of your Christian life and never to settle for a shallow, lackadaisical relationship with almighty God. God will bless you according to how you respond to His invitations. If He finds in you a generous heart that willingly and freely gives what it has to others, then God responds toward you in like manner.

When the apostle Paul encouraged the believers in Corinth to help the Christians in Jerusalem, he promised them that if they would sow generously, they would reap a generous return from God.

This truth holds life-changing potential for us. If we invest everything we have in our relationship with God, we will experience the full dimensions of being children of God. If our desire is to know God more intimately, and if we spend ample time studying His word, God will generously enrich our relationship with Him. If we discipline ourselves to remain in prayer even when praying is difficult, He will reward us with a deeper, more powerful prayer life. If we reconcile any broken relationships and prepare our hearts before worship, and if we participate fully and reverently in every part of worship, God promises that we will meet Him and our lives will be changed.

Why is it that some Christians grow rapidly in their Christian faith and others remain unchanged year after year? Our Christian maturity is deeply affected by what we sow. Let us choose to sow generously in everything we do in our Christian lives. The harvest we reap will be Christlikeness.