a gift with no strings‏

2 Corinthians 8:. ⁷ But since you excel in everything —in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness and in the love we have kindled in you^[a]—see that you also excel in this grace of giving.

⁸ I am not commanding you, but I want to test the sincerity of your love by comparing it with the earnestness of others. ⁹ For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich. 

Read 2 Corinthians 8 and 9 to get a feeling for what Paul was commending and praising in the congregation at Corinth. This is not a fund raising campaign. It is an opportunity to see what God can do in a community of faith. He showers them with grace and watches them grow. It begins with an offering to God: “first they gave of themselves to the Lord then they gave for the offering for the church in Jerusalem." The marks of this collection are joy and freedom not drudgery and guilt. And it all is made possible because of the gift of Jesus. He became poor so we could be rich. He exchanged his glory for the cross so that we might have life.
We have heard about the life of Jesus and we want to have what he had. Have fullness of joy. Have open communication with the Father. Ask for whatever you need and believe that he will give it to you.
And now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God: be honor and glory and blessing forever. 
Amen.