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“The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.” (2 Corinthians 9:6-7)

As Paul says here, we give because we know it brings God joy. As he says later in the passage, we give because we believe that in so doing, God will “increase our harvest,” that we may be “enriched in every way to be generous in every way” (Corinthians 9: 10-11). But most importantly, we give because we recognize how much we’ve been given by our Father – the giver of every “good and perfect gift” (James 1:17) – especially salvation through the gift of His son Jesus, and we know that the only response to such overwhelming kindness and generosity is gratitude and openhandedness.

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