9/3/2025 Daily Devotion: God Loves A Cheerful Liver

2 Corinthians 9:6-15 NASB - Now this I say, he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each one must do just as he has purposed in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that always having all sufficiency in everything, you may have an abundance for every good deed; as it is written, “HE SCATTERED ABROAD, HE GAVE TO THE POOR, HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS ENDURES FOREVER.” Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness; you will be enriched in everything for all liberality, which through us is producing thanksgiving to God. For the ministry of this service is not only fully supplying the needs of the saints, but is also overflowing through many thanksgivings to God. Because of the proof given by this ministry, they will glorify God for your obedience to your confession of the gospel of Christ and for the liberality of your contribution to them and to all, while they also, by prayer on your behalf, yearn for you because of the surpassing grace of God in you. Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!

I love the farming metaphor, it is so very applicable to so many areas of life! Planting Seeds, Patience, Seasons, Harvesting … SO MANY life applications!

Today we see Paul’s use of the farming metaphor applied to our GENEROSITY OF RIGHTEOUSNESS.

• We love to quote “God loves a cheerful giver” in reference to monetary giving … but Paul applies this concept to ALL THINGS in our lives! … to EVERY GOOD WORK!

• Paul tells us that this sowing of good works (of which monetary giving is most definitely included!) produces a HARVEST OF OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.

• What is this Harvest Of Righteousness? Good question! Paul tells us in verse 11 that this Harvest will be THANKSGIVING TO GOD.

Our generous & obedient execution of the Good Works God has personally designed for us will produce Thanksgiving to God in & around us.

I love thinking about the seasons of my life this way! In each season of my life I am sowing seeds of good works that, when that season matures, will produce a personalized HARVEST OF MY RIGHTEOUSNESS … a crop of Gratitude towards God given to Him from me personally!

• Verse 10 is CRUCIAL though … it’s not through our power at all! God supplies the seed & God controls the harvest!!

• God gives us HIS GRACE to recognize & execute His designed Good Works in our lives. As we execute these Good Works (plant the seed) He increases our supply of seeds to keep planting! Then, He goes about increasing the Harvest as well!

God gives us the seeds & God controls the Harvest … but it is up to us to PLANT THE SEEDS.

• In application … God prepares, develops, directs and leads us to do a Good Work …

• It is up to us to FOLLOW HIM & OBEY HIM by actually doing this Good Work.

• God blesses & grows the impact of our Good Work within us and within those involved to produce THANKSGIVING TO GOD.

• Wash, Rinse, Repeat!

May this seed of Truth produce a harvest of Thanksgiving towards God in & through you today!