Today's Scripture:
2 Corinthians 9:1-15

Key Verse:
2 Corinthians 9:6-7

"But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver."

The Point:
2 Corinthians 9 is a chapter about living, giving, caring, and sharing. The passage also addresses the prayers of generous people. Their prayers became channels of God's grace into the lives of those in need. Though they needed food, clothing, and shelter, they needed the grace of God even more. Prayer is the human confession of need, while God's grace is the divine provision of that need. Grace is all that God is for all that we need.

Confess and Forsake Any Known Sin:

Probing Questions:

• Have you robbed God by withholding your tithe?
• Have you robbed God by withholding his due of your time and talents?
• Have you failed to support mission work through either prayer or offerings?
• Do you confess your sins by name, or do you hide in generalities?

Praise:
I am a child of Jehovah-El Gmolah, God our great recompense. (Jeremiah 51:56)

Malachi 3:10 "Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it."

Request:

• Pray for a church-wide movement with many people being drawn to the living God.
• Ask God for revival to begin in you.

Psalms 85:6 "Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?"