A Cheerful Giver
Written by: Delbert Magusara Haim
March 3, 2013
How will you give?
God says; if anyone who are WILLING to give, He loved it. This type of giving is not about the measure of value, time, and emotion concerning gifts, but it's an act of willingness. God will never counts the quantity of gifts but rather the quality of your desires. There is no either measure of love in this principle the way people counts and says; the more you give the more God loves. In this way, we can fulfill the new law of God in this New Covenant world for we are spiritually observed today. Unlike in the Old Laws, they have to accomplish the law visibly in counts like the tithes offering. But today, whatever its amount and whenever it's done as long as it is heartily made then it can please God.
We can learned also in the teaching of Jesus when he was on earth, he says; we should give not to please men but to please God who knows everything in secret. It is not by way of giving like the hypocrites who blowing their trumpet in the streets and in the synagogues that they may glorify of men.
In reality, what Jesus compared to a hypocrite was the nature of pride. It is man's desire that his pride may reach everywhere for the glory and hidden purpose in his heart in which we actually encountered everyday. Like for example; in politics, it is always be a reason that without giving, a candidate never wins. So, to achieve the goal in candidacy they must give something in public just like in giving money, campaign shirts, foods, shelters, trucks, and services that would convince the receiver to vote in the coming government election or shall I say this coming May 13, 2013. These are all what it says in 2 Corinthians, the giving grudgingly, or of necessity which is not in accordance to the will of our God.
In some occasions, ceremonies, and activities; some people are fond of treating the giver specially. Like those who can give a high value gifts will be acknowledge in a special way than the others. And some also will pronounce the names in public to give an appreciation. All of these are not godly concerned but simply a man made ideas just to please themselves and not to God. For a man loves prestige and reputation unlike Christ.
So whatever reasoning you have it will not covers the eyes of God who knows the secret of men, and to us who have the mind of Christ. We knew it through the knowledge of the spirit.
Therefore, bear in mind that in giving you must be a cheerful giver and not fraudulent. For it is better to give nothing than a little but the heart is disputing.
March 3, 2013
How will you give?
- 2 Corinthians 9:7 Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.
God says; if anyone who are WILLING to give, He loved it. This type of giving is not about the measure of value, time, and emotion concerning gifts, but it's an act of willingness. God will never counts the quantity of gifts but rather the quality of your desires. There is no either measure of love in this principle the way people counts and says; the more you give the more God loves. In this way, we can fulfill the new law of God in this New Covenant world for we are spiritually observed today. Unlike in the Old Laws, they have to accomplish the law visibly in counts like the tithes offering. But today, whatever its amount and whenever it's done as long as it is heartily made then it can please God.
We can learned also in the teaching of Jesus when he was on earth, he says; we should give not to please men but to please God who knows everything in secret. It is not by way of giving like the hypocrites who blowing their trumpet in the streets and in the synagogues that they may glorify of men.
- Mat 6:1 Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. 2 Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. 3 But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: 4 That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.
In reality, what Jesus compared to a hypocrite was the nature of pride. It is man's desire that his pride may reach everywhere for the glory and hidden purpose in his heart in which we actually encountered everyday. Like for example; in politics, it is always be a reason that without giving, a candidate never wins. So, to achieve the goal in candidacy they must give something in public just like in giving money, campaign shirts, foods, shelters, trucks, and services that would convince the receiver to vote in the coming government election or shall I say this coming May 13, 2013. These are all what it says in 2 Corinthians, the giving grudgingly, or of necessity which is not in accordance to the will of our God.
In some occasions, ceremonies, and activities; some people are fond of treating the giver specially. Like those who can give a high value gifts will be acknowledge in a special way than the others. And some also will pronounce the names in public to give an appreciation. All of these are not godly concerned but simply a man made ideas just to please themselves and not to God. For a man loves prestige and reputation unlike Christ.
- Philippians 2:7 But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
So whatever reasoning you have it will not covers the eyes of God who knows the secret of men, and to us who have the mind of Christ. We knew it through the knowledge of the spirit.
- 1 Corinthians 2:16 For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.
Therefore, bear in mind that in giving you must be a cheerful giver and not fraudulent. For it is better to give nothing than a little but the heart is disputing.
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