Ever try giving a GIFT to someone, yet they refuse to believe you CAN give them a gift?
It makes me sad when people cannot accept that I want to give them something.
When I give a gift to someone as an offering to my God, and yet the recipient insists on paying me, I am hurt and saddened that I am not considered capable of serving my God through serving them.
Am I so poor to actually not afford to buy something to give them? If they insist on paying me for the gift, they have not accepted my gift at all.
That hurts.
David said he would not offer anything to God if it costs him nothing.
To graciously accept a gift is as much a thank you as the words spoken.
For the recipient to graciously accept a gift can bring so much joy to the giver.
"And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him" Colossians 3: 17.
Not only is this good advice for the giver but also for the receiver.
It makes me sad when people cannot accept that I want to give them something.
When I give a gift to someone as an offering to my God, and yet the recipient insists on paying me, I am hurt and saddened that I am not considered capable of serving my God through serving them.
Am I so poor to actually not afford to buy something to give them? If they insist on paying me for the gift, they have not accepted my gift at all.
That hurts.
David said he would not offer anything to God if it costs him nothing.
To graciously accept a gift is as much a thank you as the words spoken.
For the recipient to graciously accept a gift can bring so much joy to the giver.
"And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him" Colossians 3: 17.
Not only is this good advice for the giver but also for the receiver.
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