God loves a cheerful giver because God has cheerfully given for us.  #Jesus became poor for our sakes so we might become rich, and therefore we should strive to become relatively #impoverished so others might be #enriched so we might be more like Him. 

When we give for the needs of others, we participate in the grace of God which He has given us.  People should be able to tell we are Christians by our love for and #generosity toward one another and for all.

We should give no quarter to the prosperity gospel, but neither should we distort the Scripture in reacting to them. 

Paul did promise God would provide material enrichment to those who gave liberally to others. 

We do well to give liberally, not greedily, but fully confident God will continue to bless us so we can bless others.

We have seen examples where this did not seem to be the case. 

And we are well aware of the perversions of passages like these by the #peddlers of the #prosperity #gospel, presuming godliness is a source of great gain in their #greed.

#Christians have no quarrel with being #enriched by God in every #spiritual way. 

But we prove more reticent about affirming how God might enrich those giving generously in #material ways.