The Blessings Go On and On

For in this case the saying is true, “One sows and another reaps.”

John 4:37

We do not to go about the work of God to become wealthy.  We do the work of God because we want people to know Jesus and to have a better life.  The work of God involves both preaching the Gospel and meeting the physical needs of people. 

Several years ago, our neighbor’s daughter was struggling to take care of her children.  I gave my neighbor a bag of clothes my daughter had outgrown for her granddaughter, Heaven, who was starting kindergarten and needed clothes.

A few days later my neighbor told me that Heaven was overwhelmed by the gift of those clothes.  She said Heaven told everyone “Sara Mills is my best friend.”  Heaven never met my daughter but she understood that someone cared for her. 

Many of the clothes in that bag were hand me downs my daughter received from an older friend.  My daughter was blessed by those clothes and then Heaven was blessed by those clothes. 

We sow and another reaps, then another sows and another reaps, and the blessings go on and on.