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a cheerful giver

2 Corinthians 9:7
"7 Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver."

This is important!
"God loveth a cheerful giver."
The original Greek has the meaning of "Not of grief." Or, we might say; not grudgingly. We should NOT be sorry to part the money we give. It's fascinating that GOD doesn't want you to feel constrained to give. Giving should NOT be painful or out of some necessity. GOD wants us do it cheerfully.

GOD wants us to GIVE. And, it should be from the heart. We should do it voluntarily and cheerfully. Generosity from the heart is hard to come by, there is a lot of giving that is done by brief and irregular times. And, still more that is false or fake, not what it needs to be. Giving that is not sincere is giving that cannot be depended upon. Giving by extortion or pride and vanity is giving that is motivated by self interest and not charity in helping others. GOD wants our heart committed to helping others with our gifts.

This is why we have these powerful and moving verses in the Second letter to the Corinthians. Paul strongly encourages all believers to abound in the GRACE of GIVING. And, realize that our gifts are like seeds sown in the field; in due time there will be a BOUNTIFUL harvest!
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