The Laws of Sowing and Reaping — Part 1

Everything in the universe runs on consistent laws, and the same is true for money. Pastor Rick opens this message by pointing out that God is an organized God — not a God of chaos — and that the more we study creation, the more we see how finely tuned everything is. The Earth is tilted on its axis at exactly the right angle to sustain human life; one degree in either direction and we would burn up or freeze. The point is not that we need to understand these laws to benefit from them. Pastor Rick says he does not understand magnetism, electricity, or internal combustion, but that does not stop him from using a compass, flipping a light switch, or driving a car. Even gravity, which nobody fully explains, is consistent — and we depend on that consistency. "What if Tuesday and Thursdays were non-gravity days?" he asks. "Would that mess up your schedule a little bit?"

The same principle applies to God's spiritual laws about money. Pastor Rick is careful to distinguish this from a "prosperity gospel." He states plainly that Jesus taught the opposite — that a man's life does not consist in the abundance of things he possesses. But the Bible does contain laws about spending, saving, investing, managing, insuring, and giving. And if you cooperate with them, you will benefit whether you understand them or not.

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