32He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?
Some Christians mistakenly believe that God
gives and also takes away. At funerals, we sometimes hear the minister say,
“The Lord giveth, and the Lord taketh. Blessed be the name of the
Lord.”
I remember an occasion when I was looking at
a baby who was suffering from cancer. I heard one of his family members
comment, “You can’t be sure what God’s will is. He may or may not heal.” What
that person meant was that although the Lord had given the parents this baby,
He might later take the baby away from them.
Job displayed this very same attitude when he
received the news that he had lost his property and children. Thinking that God
was the source of his problems and not knowing that it was actually Satan who
had come against him, he said, “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked
shall I return there. The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be
the name of the Lord.” (Job 1:21) Such a statement seems to honour
God, but in reality, it reveals an erroneous view of our heavenly Father.
As children of God, we know what the Father’s
will is for us. He is a giver, not a taker! Jesus said, “Do not fear,
little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.”
(Luke 12:32) It is the devil who is the thief. He comes to steal, kill and
destroy. But Jesus came to give us life more abundant. (John 10:10)
Jesus met every need and healed every
sickness brought before Him, and at the cross, He gave His own life. Never once
did He take anything away from the people who came to Him. And the Bible says
that whoever has seen Jesus has seen the Father. (John 14:9)
Beloved, your
heavenly Father wants you to know today that He is the one who gives you all
good things. If He has already given us heaven’s best — Jesus — “how shall He
not with Him also freely give us all things”?
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