February 7
GOD GIVES THE INCREASE
-1ST Corinthians 3:6,7 states, … I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase. So then neither
is he that plants any thing, neither he that waters; but God that gives the increase … This scripture gives us insight
into the WAYS of God. It speaks of how we are to minister to people, not getting upset with them when they do not understand
what it is that they are being taught. ONLY GOD CAN AND WILL GIVE THE INCREASE! This means that it takes the Spirit of God
to reveal ( unveil ) spiritual things to man. You may minister to someone on a certain subject and they will not understand
it. Someone else may minister to them on the same subject, and then God will give the increase. DO NOT BE UPSET WITH THIS!
Remember … IT TAKES GOD TO GIVE THE INCREASE. God may use you to plant and someone else to water, or He may use someone
else to plant and you to water; but only God can give the increase. We must recognize that it takes people quite a long time
to grasp spiritual things.
-The seed of the Word of God must be planted in the heart of a person, then it must be watered, and then it must have time
to grow. Finally, God will cause that seed to bring forth the fruit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him. He uses
man to plant and to water, but He is the only One Who can give the increase ( to make something come alive, or be quickened
in a person’s heart ). We must be aware of, recognize, and understand that there is a process to man coming out of his
carnality. It is:
1. PLANTING
2. WATERING
3. AND GOD GIVING THE INCREASE
-ASK FOR HIS INCREASE TODAY!-
