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.
A wise man once said, “There’s nothing more powerful than the heart of a volunteer”. Webster describes a volunteer this way — one who renders a service or receives a conveyance or transfer of property without giving valuable consideration.
It’s so easy to get into the mindset that serving God is a chore, it’s our job, our duty — we give valuable consideration to our giving. The fact of the matter is that God loves a cheerful giver. He loves a volunteer. When I think of that verse, the first thing that comes to my mind is monetary giving, but God wants us to cheerfully volunteer every good thing He has so mercifully allowed us to have –- things we often take for granted — our time, our energy, our abilities, our talents, our homes, our cars, our families –- all that we have – all that He has cheerfully given to us!
Let’s make a point to volunteer some of these things to the Lord this week. Let’s begin to bless the Lord and those around us!
February 28th, 2008 at 7:23 pm
Thanks for your good words! Our charitable organization is called Cheerful Givers (name taken from the bible). We provide toy-filled birthday gift bags for children living in poverty on their birthday. We have a number of volunteer opportunities available! Visit http://www.cheerfulgivers.org for more information.