oops. i mashed up a word my friend received from God and a lyric from a song by the supremes.
anyway, this is a bit overdue. i’m getting closer to finding my rhythm in this still very new season of my life but i’m getting busy in the midst of it and have plenty of thoughts about it and anything else really.
i’ve been able to go to tuesday night prayer meetings at my church again and last week shared as one of my requests for God’s provision for all my world race family who are raising support. so this word is for y’all. . . well, i was convicted by it, too, so this word is for us, is:
you can’t outgive God.
and from that sprung the challenge that while you are in a posture of asking and receiving, though your own resources be limited, to keep giving unto the Lord.
like the widow who gave all she had to the temple treasury.
like mary breaking open her alabaster jar of fine perfume.
like the widow who gave what oil and flour she had to feed elijah.
freely we receive, freely we give. silver or gold you may have none, but what you do have, give in Jesus’ name. we give not to get but because our Dad is a supremely generous God and the apple don’t fall far from the tree.
just when i think, it isn’t enough that i’m doing this (again, for some of you) – that i did this – how much more do i surrender, Lord? i hear misty edwards singing,
i am in love with You, there is no cost
i am in love with You, there is no loss
i am in love with You, there is no loss
to the God of the universe who nailed Himself to the cross.
so, we can’t outgive God, but it doesn’t hurt to try.
