GOD LOVES A CHEERFUL GIVER

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GOD LOVES A CHEERFUL GIVER

The Lord has given a measure of grace to every believer and l think l receive a little measure of grace in the area of giving 

Recently, the Holy Spirit enlightened me that most of my giving was borne out  of guilt and fear of what my leaders will say and do if l don't sow.

God allows many others to get away with this kind of giving, so l can't understand why l did not. ( Someday, l will ).

God loves a cheerful giver and one of the most cheerful giver l found in the Old Testament is King David.

His dance to the King of kings is excessive. He was the King of the greatest nation in his era, yet He dances abandonly to the God who made Him King in place of his father-in-law king Saul.

At a time, his thoughts was so filled with pleasing the Almighty that he wanted to build a permanent abode for God on Earth. 

He wanted God to live in a palace  like Him and he set out to build God a Temple ( even though God no send King David) 

But God informed king David, he was not the one to build a Temple yet the king organised the resources needed and received the revelation of the Temple designs.

It like your Church was planning carrying out a project before Corona. But now, your Church now says because of lockdown, no body should give. But you still went ahead to ask for the Church account and continued giving because you understand that your God can make streams of water flow in the desert. ( That is not just zeal, it is faith and understanding)

The Bible has this to say about King David;

"Then King David said to the whole assembly:

 “My son Solomon, the one whom God has chosen, is young and inexperienced. The task is great, because this palatial structure is not for man but for the Lord God. 

With all my resources ( ALL RESOURCES) I have provided for the temple of my God—gold for the gold work, silver for the silver, bronze for the bronze, iron for the iron and wood for the wood, as well as onyx for the settings, turquoise, stones of various colors, and all kinds of fine stone and marble—all of these in large quantities. 

Besides, in my devotion (IN MY DEVOTION) to the temple of my God I now give my personal treasures ( NOW GIVE MY PERSONAL  TREASURES) of gold and silver for the temple of my God, over and above everything I have provided for this holy temple: 

three thousand talents of gold (gold of Ophir) and seven thousand talents of refined silver, for the overlaying of the walls of the buildings, for the gold work and the silver work, and for all the work to be done by the craftsmen. 

Now, who is willing to consecrate  ( WILLING TO CONSECRATE) themselves to the Lord today?” 

Then the leaders of families, the officers of the tribes of Israel, the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds, and the officials in charge of the king’s work gave willingly. They gave  (THEY GAVE) toward the work on the temple of God five thousand talents and ten thousand darics of gold, ten thousand talents of silver, eighteen thousand talents of bronze and a hundred thousand talents of iron. Anyone who had precious stones gave them to the treasury of the temple of the Lord in the custody of Jehiel the Gershonite.

 The people rejoiced at the willing response ( WILLING RESPONSE) of their leaders, for they had given freely and wholeheartedly to the Lord. David the king also rejoiced greatly.

Isaiah 1:18-19 says if you are WILLING AND OBEDIENT, you will eat the best of the Land. Obedience is not sufficient, you must be willing and not forced.

Pastor Kenneth Hagin said he was was in a particular kind of ministry ( I can't remember which) for many years without tangible fruitfulness until Jesus Christ told him ' Though you obeyed my call to ministry but you did not do it willingly.

I was in that class too for many years and just repented.

 Apostle Paul said and l conclude with His statement

NCV . 2 Cor. 8

Each of you should give as you have decided in your heart to give . 

You should not be sad ( SAD) when you go and you should not give because you feel forced (FORCED) to give 

GOD LOVE THE PERSON WHO GIVES HAPPILY.

. TM version 2 Cor. 8

We want each of you to take plenty tumw to think it over and make up your mind what you will give. 

That will protect you against sob stories and arm- twisting.

GOD LOVES ( present continuous) WHEN THE GIVER DELIGHTS IN THE GUVING.

Although Apostle Paul made this statement to the Macedonia Church in the above context and time, it still applys today. 

GOD LOVES WORSHIPPERS WHO WORSHIP WILLINGLY.

A.L. Hephzibah