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Chariot of Fire Blog

Freely You Received, Freely Give

Matthew 10:7-8 “And as you go, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’ Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons. Freely you received, freely give.”

John 3:27 “John answered and said, ‘A man can receive nothing unless it has been given him from heaven.’”

What is the most that you can do in any given situation in life? Give or apply what you have been given. You can’t give something you haven’t received. You can’t do something you don’t know how to do. Furthermore, you don’t know what you don’t know until you get in a situation that calls for knowledge or skills you don’t have. One of the most important lessons to learn is that we are not the big deal. Life isn’t all about us. It’s about God and His kingdom. In last month’s blog, I focused on the incredible truth that everything that occurs in life is for the glory of God because all things are from, through, and to Him. In this blog, I turn the spotlight on another life-changing gospel truth: we are recipients of God’s grace. He gives us what we need to glorify Him.

For the Glory of God

Romans 11:36 “For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever. Amen.”

The verse above comes at the end of Paul’s presentation of the gospel to the church in Rome. It is one of the most glorious, sweeping statements about God’s sovereignty in all of the Scriptures. It should not be one of those declarations in God’s Word that we pass over quickly. As you read it, doesn’t the grandeur and reality of it make you pause, contemplate, and worship? That’s my aim in this article.

God, the Great Giver

“Praise God from whom all blessings flow. Praise Him all creatures here below. Praise Him above, you heavenly hosts. Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.” Did you read that with the melody in mind as I do when I write it? These words were originally the last stanza of three morning hymns authored by Bishop Thomas Ken in 1684. In 1709, he made some final edits to the stanza and put it to music.1 The Doxology, is arguably one of the most known hymns in the world. The point of the hymn is that God is the Great Giver.