Turn with me this evening, please, to 2 Corinthians, the 9th chapter, and John, the 10th chapter.

In 2nd Corinthians, the 9th chapter, and 6 verse, 2nd Corinthians 9th, and 6, I'm reading the NIV.

He says, remember this, whoever so's sparingly shall also reap sparingly,

whoever sows generously will also reap generously.

Each man should give what he's decided in his heart to give.

Everybody say in his heart.

Not reluctantly or under compulsion,

for God loves a cheerful giver.

So it's not just the amount of you sewing it's the heart of the soer the condition of the heart

the heart of the soer the giver determines with god the acceptability of the gift if the heart's

not right the gift's not acceptable with him.

But it's the heart that makes the gift acceptable.

You know, I'm, I've traveled to other places and other countries and been in different situations,

and there have been times that people gave me

things that didn't have maybe much of a monetary value but I knew it had a value to them.

And because of its value to them, I believe that makes it valuable to him.

And therefore it's valuable to me.

Very important.

But on the other hand, if it means nothing to you,

if it has little or no value to you,

then that makes it that kind of gift.

It's not a very valuable gift.

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