For God so loved the world

For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son……..

John 3:16

God gave to us first. He is our Role Model for Giving and Receiving. Do you find it difficult to believe that you should expect to receive back from your giving?

1) God so loved. God’s motivation for giving was love. Ours must be, too.

2) God gave. God’s love was turned into an act of giving.

3) God gave His only begotten Son. He gave His very best! So much we also give our best.

4) God gave for a specific reason to get man back from Satan. God’s deepest desire is to have man restored to Himself. And to get that need met, He gave. What is your need? Your giving—as an act of your deepest love and strongest faith—is the key to your having that need met.

5) God gave sacrificially. Our salvation cost Jesus His life. It also costs us—full repentance and the giving our lives to God.

6) God’s plan works! Souls are saved because God gave His best, gave first, and gave expecting to receive! God Himself is our role model for giving…. And receiving!

Evangelism

“Closet communion needs time for the revelation of God’s presence.  It is vain to say, ‘I have too much work to do to find time.’  You must find time or forfeit blessing.  God knows how to save for you the time you sacredly keep for communion with Him.” – A. T. Pierson