Sow Your Seeds Faithfully

"Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom." — Luke 6:38

God's financial system operates on seedtime and harvest, not salaries and wages. When you understand the spiritual laws of sowing and reaping, you move from employee mindset to kingdom investor mindset. Your tithes and offerings become seeds that multiply supernaturally.

This isn't about getting rich quick—it's about partnering with God's economy. The same God who multiplies agricultural seeds will multiply your financial seeds when sown in faith and obedience.

See: Demand Divine Intervention for understanding your legal rights as a covenant partner with God. Quotes throughout this article are from Apostle Delmar Coward Jr.

The Tithe: Your Covenant Foundation

Tithing isn't Old Testament law—it's New Testament covenant. Hebrews 7:8 makes this clear: "And here men that die receive tithes; but there he receiveth them." When you bring your tithe to church, mortal men receive it, but Jesus receives it spiritually.

The tithe (10% of your gross income) doesn't belong to you—it belongs to God. It's already His when you earn it. He puts it in your hands to test your heart and establish covenant with you. When you give it faithfully, you gain "tither's rights"—spiritual legal standing that gives you authority over the devil in financial matters.

Tither's Rights Include:

• Protection from financial devastation
• Authority to demand sevenfold return when the devil steals
• Access to supernatural provision and multiplication
• Divine favor in employment and business dealings

Supporting scriptures: Malachi 3:10–11; Proverbs 6:30–31; 2 Corinthians 9:6–8; Luke 6:38.

"When the devil steals from you, you go, 'No, devil. You cannot. You are a liar. I declare sevenfold return back unto me.' You will always get it because you have a right as a tither."

Beyond the Tithe: Sowing Offering Seeds

While the tithe establishes your covenant standing, offerings are where multiplication happens. Offerings are seeds you sow in faith, expecting supernatural harvest.

The principle is simple: whatever measure you give determines what measure you receive back. Give in a cup, receive in a cup. Give in a wheelbarrow, receive in wheelbarrows. There are no limits when you understand God's multiplication system.

Key Sowing Principles:

• Sow into gospel ministries and kingdom work
• Speak over your seeds—declare what you expect them to produce
• Give with expectation, not just obligation
• The size of your seed determines the size of your harvest (2 Corinthians 9:6)

"If you give in a cup, then you're going to get back in a cup. If you give in a bucket full, then you get back a bucket full. Whatever measure you give, you mete shall be measured unto you."

You Can Sow More Than Money

While financial seeds are powerful, understand that you can also sow with your time, talents, and skills. The seedtime and harvest principle applies to every area of life.

Different seeds you can sow:

• Financial seeds - tithes, offerings, Shunammite seeds into ministries
• Time seeds - volunteering at church, serving in ministry, helping others sacrificially
• Skill seeds - using your talents for kingdom work (design, building, administration, music, tech)
• Relationship seeds - connecting people, opening doors, making introductions
• Prayer seeds - interceding for others, standing in the gap
• Knowledge seeds - teaching, mentoring, discipling others

When the Shunammite woman made room for Elisha, she didn't just give money. She gave her time, her home, her labor to build a room. She sowed with what she had. The widow who fed Elijah gave her last meal—that was a seed of obedience and sacrifice.

Whatever you have, you can sow. If you're broke financially, sow your time serving at church. If you have skills, sow them into kingdom work. If you have relationships, sow by connecting people to opportunities. Every seed planted in faith will produce a harvest.

The Multiplication Mechanism

God doesn't just return what you give—He multiplies it through people and supernatural provision. Scripture promises "shall men give into your bosom"—meaning God moves on human hearts to bless you financially.

This happens through:

• Unexpected bonuses and raises
• Business opportunities and contracts
• Gifts and inheritances
• Supernatural provision (money appearing in accounts)
• Favor in negotiations and purchases

The key is understanding that God uses people as His delivery system for your harvest. When you sow seeds faithfully, you activate a spiritual law that compels blessing to flow back to you through human channels.

Why Recompense Requires Covenant Standing

The sevenfold return and recompense principles work specifically for those in covenant with God through tithing. This isn't about earning God's love—it's about legal spiritual standing.

Just as earthly courts only recognize certain legal standings, heaven's economy operates on covenant principles. When you tithe faithfully, you establish legal standing that gives you authority to demand justice and recompense from the devil.

Without tithing: You're asking for mercy and hoping for blessing. With tithing: You're claiming legal rights and demanding covenant benefits.

This is why the pastor emphasizes tither's rights so strongly—it's the difference between begging and claiming what legally belongs to you as God's covenant partner.

Name Your Seed: Give Your Faith a Target

Most people sow seeds without understanding a powerful principle that multiplies effectiveness: naming your seed.

Genesis 8:22 establishes that "as long as the earth remains, seedtime and harvest shall not cease." But there's another Genesis principle many miss. In Genesis 2:19, God brought every living creature to Adam "to see what he would name them, and whatever Adam called it, that was its name."

That same creative authority applies to your giving.

When you name your seed, you define its future. When you sow without naming your seed, it's like sending a package without a label. Heaven receives it, but there's no clear destination. When you name your seed, you're giving your faith a target.

How to Name Your Seed

Before you give, hold your seed (whether cash, check, or phone) and declare:

• "I name this seed 'debt cancellation'"
• "I name this seed 'brand new home'"
• "I name this seed 'business breakthrough'"
• "I name this seed 'healing for my body'"
• "I name this seed 'salvation for my family'"

The principle is simple: what you name determines what you harvest. When you want a mango tree, you plant a mango seed. Financial seeds work the same way—except you get to declare what kind of tree will grow from them.

Don't just throw money in an offering plate. Be intentional. Give your seed a name. Give your faith a target. Then watch God honor your faith with supernatural provision in that exact area.

The Shunammite Woman Principle: Make Room for the Anointing

In 2 Kings 4, a notable woman in Shunem recognized the anointing on Elisha's life. She didn't just invite him for a meal—she went further. She convinced her husband to build an entire room above their house specifically for the prophet, complete with bed, table, chair, and lampstand.

She made room for the anointing.

When Elisha discovered what she'd done, he asked, "What can I do for you?" She needed nothing from earthly powers, but she had no son. Elisha prophesied, "About this time next year, you shall embrace a son." And it happened.

Later, that son died of a sunstroke. The woman ran to Elisha, laid the dead child in the prophet's room, and declared "all is well" despite the tragedy. She had faith in the anointing she had made room for. Elisha came, laid on the boy, breathed into his mouth, and the child came back to life.

The Principle at Work

When you make room for the anointing, the anointing makes room for you.

This isn't about manipulating God—it's about recognizing and honoring what He's doing through His anointed vessels. When you sow into gospel ministries, you're not just supporting their work. You're connecting yourself to the anointing they carry.

The anointing can do what money cannot buy:

• Raise the dead
• Open doors no amount of wealth can access
• Bring divine favor from unexpected sources
• Release miracles in impossible situations

Your Shunammite seed isn't about the size—it's about going out of your way to honor and support the work of God. When you do, that same anointing works on your behalf when you need it most.

Where You Sow Is Where You Go

There's a directional principle in sowing that most people miss: where you sow determines where you go.

Don't take your money and throw it randomly into any ministry. Sow strategically into:

• Ministries winning souls and moving the needle for the kingdom
• Anointing you want to see operate in your life
• Kingdom work that aligns with what you're believing God for

Scripture says in Genesis 1:24-25 that everything reproduces "according to its kind." That's why hanging around certain people shapes you—you become like those you're around. The same principle applies to sowing.

Example: When you sow into a ministry that moves in miracles, you position yourself to receive miracles. When you sow into soul-winning work, you position yourself for your family to be saved. When you sow into a ministry operating in financial blessing, you position yourself for financial breakthrough.

Your seed connects you to the anointing you're sowing into.

This is why it matters where you give. Not all ministries are equal. Some are building the kingdom. Others are building their own empire. Sow where genuine anointing and fruit exist, where souls are being saved and lives are being transformed. That's where multiplication happens.

Forgiveness: The Hidden Key to Financial Breakthrough

Here's a principle many prosperity teachings miss: unforgiveness blocks the blessing of God in your life.

You can tithe faithfully, sow generously, and name your seeds correctly, but if you're carrying bitterness, resentment, or grudges, you're creating a spiritual blockage to provision.

"And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses" (Mark 11:25-26). Unforgiveness opens doors to the demonic realm that can manifest as sickness, financial struggle, and blocked blessing. Many people have died without their miracle because they refused to forgive.

Practical Steps

When someone wrongs you:

1. Choose to forgive immediately—don't let bitterness take root
2. Pray blessing over those who've hurt you (Matthew 5:44)
3. Release them to God's justice, not your revenge
4. Guard your heart from gossiping or rehearsing the offense

Remember: Forgiving doesn't mean letting them back into your life without wisdom. It means releasing the grudge so blessing can flow. God gives you a million opportunities—extend the same grace to others.

The financial breakthrough you're believing for might be blocked by someone you won't forgive. Release them tonight, and watch provision flow.

Time-Released Blessings: God's Remembrance

Many blessings are time-released. God doesn't always answer immediately because certain blessings would harm you at the wrong time.

In Esther 6, King Xerxes couldn't sleep one night and had the royal records read to him. That's when he discovered Mordecai had saved his life years earlier—and nothing had been done to honor him. That very night, Haman was planning to kill Mordecai. But God's timing was perfect. The king's remembrance came at the exact moment it was needed most.

Right now, as you read this, there are people losing sleep thinking about what you've done for them. Good deeds you've forgotten are being remembered in heaven's courts. Kings, rulers, and decision-makers are being kept awake on your behalf.

People who forgot what you did for them will suddenly remember. Opportunities you thought were closed will reopen. Doors you walked away from will swing open again. This isn't coincidence—it's divine remembrance.

Between now and the close of this year, everyone who forgot about you will remember you. When that begins to happen, it will be like a flood. Blessing will come so fast you won't have time to catch up. Texts, calls, opportunities—all releasing the provision God assigned to you years ago.

Your breakthrough isn't just coming. It's been building for years, and it's about to be released all at once.

Practical Application

Start with the tithe: Give 10% of your gross income faithfully, establishing your covenant standing with God.

Sow offering seeds strategically: Beyond your tithe, sow additional offerings into gospel ministries where genuine anointing and fruit exist—where souls are being saved and lives transformed.

Name your seeds before you give: Hold your offering and declare specifically what you're believing for: "I name this seed 'debt cancellation'" or "I name this seed 'new home'" or "I name this seed 'family salvation.'" Give your faith a target.

Speak over your seeds: Declare Deuteronomy 8:18 over your offerings: "Father, it is You who give me power to get wealth."

Release forgiveness: Before you sow, make sure your heart is clear. Forgive anyone who's wronged you so nothing blocks your blessing.

Expect supernatural provision: Look for God to move through people, opportunities, and supernatural means to bring your harvest. Watch for time-released blessings and divine remembrance.

Claim your tither's rights: When the devil tries to steal financially, declare your covenant standing and demand sevenfold return.

Recognition and Practice

Ask yourself:

1. Am I tithing faithfully from my gross income, or making excuses?
2. Do I give offerings with expectation of harvest, or just obligation?
3. Am I naming my seeds, giving my faith specific targets?
4. Do I understand my legal standing as a tither, or am I begging for mercy?
5. Am I looking for God to use people to bless me financially?
6. Where am I sowing? Am I strategic about supporting anointed, fruitful ministries?
7. Is unforgiveness blocking my financial breakthrough?
8. Am I making room for the anointing in my life?

This week:

• Calculate your exact tithe and give it faithfully
• Sow an offering seed beyond your tithe, naming what you expect it to produce
• Before giving, hold your seed and declare: "I name this seed [specific breakthrough]"
• Pray over your giving using the Tithe and Offering Prayer
• Forgive anyone you've been holding grudges against—release them to God
• Study 2 Kings 4 (the Shunammite woman) to understand making room for the anointing
• Identify one ministry moving in the anointing you need, and sow a Shunammite seed into their work
• Study the covenant of salt (Numbers 18:19) to understand why tithing never expires
• Claim your tither's rights when facing any financial attack or shortage

"It is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant." — Deuteronomy 8:18