God Is A Giver, Not A Taker

I have to be honest here, somewhere in my life span, I have allowed myself to believe a lie. I have allowed myself to believe that God takes instead of gives.

Maybe it's because of my circumstances. There always seems to be something happening in my life that is negative and I rarely see anything positive. I must admit, I've grown tired. My faith has wavered. My mind has shifted to the other side where negativity seems to shape my life as well as my day.

But when I came across this little devotional, I knew there was hope for me. A new found form of hope became to stir within the depths of my stomach.

I now see, it's okay I see God in a different way and my old way of thinking wasn't who God was at all. I'm in a different mindset now opening the door for God to come in and do great things in my life, and that is exactly what I long for.

God Bless.


God Is A Giver, Not A Taker

Romans 8:32 32 He 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 honor 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. And if He has already given us heaven’s best — Jesus, “how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things”?

Thought For The Day If our heavenly Father has already given us heaven’s best — Jesus, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?

Joseph Prince Ministries