PRAYERS BEFORE SOWING A SEED INTO ANY MINISTRY - PART ONE

I want us to talk about God’s formula for seed sowing. It is clear that seed work wonders and deliver our blessings to us. I want to share to us the prayers before sowing a seed into a church ministry.

Many Christians keep complaining about how they sow seeds in some church ministries and nothing changes in their lives, Business, Marriages, Professions, Education and projects etc..  

The word seed sowing needs no introduction to many but others still ask the question:

WHAT’S SEED SOWING?

Sowing is the process of planting a seed for the purpose of growth and development.

God uses the law of sowing and reaping to extend His blessings. The Bible says Isaac, the great sower, sowed in that land and reap His blessings in that same year in many portions (Genesis 26:12).

Sowing a seed takes several times before it manifest. While others are immediate. A farmer sows a seed in expectation of something. He will not start harvesting, plucking his yields until the plant has produced enough fruits.  

The Bible says,”Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.” (Galatians 6:7)

This Bible passage means that a man reaps what he sows. For example, if you sow in doubt or grudgingly, you will definitely reap in pains. If you sow with a clean heart, you should reap the joy of the Lord. It is possible if you sow in anger, you should expect the harvest of anger. The great Apostle Paul discusses the doctrine of the resurrection of the body, he uses the case of planting a seed to illustrate physical death. “The body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable; it is sown in dishonour, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power; it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body” (1 Corinthians 15:42b-44a). So, a seed may “die”  ”perish” when it falls to the ground, but that is not the end of its life (John 12:24).

There are some people who have been for several occasions under the ministry of a man of God preaching about sowing a seed. Instead of them to turn a new leaf, they will be so reluctant to give out thinking that they will be helping the pastor financially. How ignorance!

It’s very unfortunate for some people to expect a financial breakthrough for an instance when they are yet to put a single seed in the ground. So when it rains, such people will be expecting a great harvest!

Some prayer warriors, Bible study teacher, and others who have limited passion for seed sowing, they may have a serious challenge in expecting something of great from God.

Some seeds can be porous before God. Some seeds can attract curses. Some seeds can even compound one’s problems when they are done out of greediness and stinginess. If you are one of the Christian that sow a seed below God’s expectation, you only use your hands to invite cool financial problems (2 Cor 9:6) The seed to sow into a ministry includes: Offering (Luke 21:1-4), Tithe (Malachi 3:10), Free will offering (Psalm 54:6), Vows (1 Sam 1:11), Pledges, Covenant seeds, building offering etc