The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with loving kindness have I drawn thee. Jeremiah 31:3 God is good. He loves us with an everlasting love. We don't always fully understand words and phrases like this, but the closer we get to God, the more He reveals Himself to us and the more we begin to understand. He gave His Son, Jesus Christ, as the ultimate gift to save the world. We recognize the birth of Jesus and the tradition of gift giving each year during the Christmas season. As great as this tradition has become, we should not limit our giving to one day or one season. And we should give liberally with a cheerful heart! But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver. 2Corinthians 9:6-7