I Refuse To Offer That Which Costs Me Nothing

• No coercion. No guilt. No prying. There’s a guy from my gym met at VA 60 gunner- “cliff”

• Drives hour to VA- why? Because he believes in it! He loves it! He loves veterans!

• , while true love considers no labor, no cost, no sacrifice too great. "Jacob served seven years for Rachel, and they seemed unto him but A FEW DAYS, for the love he had to her" (Gen. 29:20).

• True love is always liberal and open-hearted; and when love is missing, what men give is considered an investment, a charity, or a loss. "For GOD SO LOVED .... He gave His only Son."

• I can’t tell you how much its cost to be married or raise my kids… why? I’m not keeping score!

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• 4. Cheap gift, cheap Majesty

• A gift that costs nothing displays a lack of the majesty and respect for God

• Romans 12 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.

• Our Bathrooms- granite- tile- beautiful- nicer than my house- same with the kitchen- I’m glad

• Dare we offer anything to the Lord of glory which is less than our best?

• The quality and value of our gifts depend largely on the esteem and respect we have for the recipient.

• We’ve had the same garbage man for years- Crystal gives him a gift most years- she leaves it on the lid of the garbage can- Some would say, doesn’t he deserve our best? If we give everyone our best- then what does God get?

• Bc, I’ll ignore others for my family- others get leftovers except GOD

• A gift given in the NAME OF GOD demands our best.

• 5. Don’t cut corners even if you can

• I love that David didn’t take the easy route “I want it to cost me something”

• It wasn’t cheap, part time, or selfish. It was selfless

• Hebrews 13:16 But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

• The man who found one pearl of great price sold all that he had and bought it (Matt. 13:45-46).