Today, I am reading and commenting on  2 Corinthians 9-13.

Paul writes today to encourage the Corinthian Church, and us, to give generously.  However, he stresses that no one should give if they are reluctant to do so, nor should anyone feel compelled to give.  Rather, we should give out of the joy it gives us.  In the context of giving to charity, Paul writes that whoever sows sparingly will reap sparingly and whoever sows generously will reap generously.  Many people interpret that to mean that if I give to charity generously, God will reward me with wealth.  However, a sentence or two later, Paul writes that if we cheerfully good, God, who is able to bless us abundantly will cause us to abound in good works.  So, in part, Paul tells us that if we give of our assets cheerfully, God will give us the ability to work even harder for Him.  Paul follows that up by saying that God will enrich us in every way so that we can be generous on every occasion.  Which leads me to the conclusion that if we give generously and joyously God will provide us the means to do so more.

I use the daily Bible reading schedule from “The Bible.net” for my daily Bible reading.