(Romans 8:32)…..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?
Most people approach prayer as an exercise in convincing God to help. They think they must twist God’s arm, or promise to do something, in order to get God to give them anything. The New Testament paints a different picture. God not only is a willing giver, but has already given! He is not holding back on
us! When He gave us Jesus, along with Him He gave us everything we could ever need for this life and the eternal one to come. Just think for a moment what God has given you through a relationship in Jesus Christ. We have the righteousness of God in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:21). We are a new creation in Christ. We are justified and made upright in Christ (Romans 3:24). We are dead to sin and alive in Christ (Romans 6:11). We are without condemnation (Romans 8:1). We are part of the body of Christ (Romans 12:5). We are under the Grace of God (1 Corinthians 1:4). And there is so much I could write about of which God has freely given us. “Why then,” you may ask, “do I not have what I need?” There is a great difference between something being given and something being received. Many people have been unaware recipients of great good, but until they became aware of it and took the necessary steps to
properly receive their bounty, it did them no good. If I gave you a house to live in, it would do you no good as your home unless you actually took up residence there and made it your own. So it is with the things of God. He freely gives us richly all things to enjoy, but we cannot enjoy them unless we receive them by faith. There are instructions on how to receive what God has given to those who believe, and can find them in the Word of God.
(1 Timothy 6:17)…..Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy.
God gives us richly all things to enjoy! Don’t judge God’s generosity by what you have, or have not,
received. Find out the instructions from the Bible, and receive all that God has provided for you.