I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Tuesday morning, the 25th of March, 2025, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.

We start in 2 Corinthians 9:8:

”And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work.”

We’re talking about sowing seed, good seed. The Lord says that we must be cheerful givers. You don’t give to the Lord reluctantly. He doesn’t want your money or your effort if it burdens you. He wants you to give cheerfully and He also wants you to give bountifully. Now, any farmer will tell you that if you sow your seed in the ground bountifully, you will reap a bountiful crop, but if you hold back on your seed and you sow it sparingly, you will reap a very average to poor crop.

Young farmers, I want to tell you something, when the going gets tough and it does, the one thing you don’t hold back on is your seed. You always plant the best seed you can buy and you always plant generously. You know, if you have to cut back, rather cut back on your fertiliser, rather cut back on your land preparation, rather cut back on your spraying program but never, ever cut back on your seed. If you start sowing sparingly, you’re going to reap sparingly. If you start sowing inferior seed the chances are you’ll get a poor crop but if you sow generously, you’ll reap generously.  

The Lord also likes a consistent giver. Farmers, you can’t go for it and then pull back, then go for it again. You’ll end up with nothing. If you’re going to go for it, put everything in that you can and expect a good return and you’ll get it and be a cheerful giver. It’s a blessing to give to people isn’t it. I love giving to people. I love to see the smile on their face when I give them one of my little Snowy books. Those little children's faces light up. It is such a privilege and such an honour.

This Scripture is a particularly special scripture for Jill and I. When we got saved, I was going to give the farm away. That’s right. I was going to Bible College, I was going to become a pastor but I said to Jill, "I’m going to pray about it.“ I went up the mountains and I fasted and prayed. I came back and God gave me this Scripture, but listen to this! Jill was having her own quiet time and God gave her the exact same Scripture. So we kept the farm and we have sowed and I think we have been more successful than if I’d given the farm away because we’ve used the farm for the Gospel. 

Remember, Jesus was given to us by our Father in Heaven. He is the ultimate giver. He gave us His only beloved Son. 

Jesus bless you and goodbye.