Zealous giving

For as touching the ministering to the saints, it is superfluous for me to write to you: For I know the forwardness of your mind, for which I boast of you to them of Macedonia, that Achaia was ready a year ago; and your zeal hath provoked very many. – 2 Corinthians 9.1-2

Excitement is contagious. We all know that. When we are around people who are excited about something we tend to get excited as well. Paul’s readers had been excited about their giving and Paul was able to share their zeal with others.

It is obvious that giving is not to be the drudgery that we often take it to be. If we were really dedicated to the Lord and others we would be excited to see what God can do with our giving. Those who give ought to be excited about how God blesses our giving.

If just a few people in the church could catch the joy of giving and get excited about how Gd works things out that zeal would pass on to others. As they learned how giving works others would catch on and there would never be a lack.

It is really pretty simple. Givers ought to be excited about giving and when we are others will cop on to our joy.

Are we infectious givers?