“Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God” (1 Cor 2:12).
Volvo, the Swedish car company, was dissatisfied with the inefficient lap belt and hired engineer Nils Bohlin to find a better way. He invented the three-point seatbelt. Then they decided to give this life-saver, free of charge, to the competitors to save lives.
We, who have placed our trust in the Lord Jesus, on the other hand, have been invited to work with Him in the saving of eternal souls. After the Master commissioned His disciples to take Heaven’s lavish blessings to distribute to Earth’s desperate needs, He said, “Freely you have received, freely give” (Mt 10:8). Dear Christian, we can afford to be generous! The spirit of the world says, “Save yourself.” Jesus said, “Whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it” (Lk 9:24). Lord, help us to freely give of your rich blessings today!