Why give?
Saturday night service at EFC was awesome. Surely one I'll always remember. What made it so unique was the fact that we, as well as most of the NE side of Seattle lost power. It was supposed to be our biggest music weekend of the year, but had to be cancelled. So we met in the mod Sat night with a generator running the power. There was less than 100 people that venured out of their cold homes.With this kind of setting the things we usually do as a big church fall aside and we get to the core of who we are. We met in small groups and Pastor Jim asked this question, "Why do we give gifts at Christmas time?"
I think some of the tradition of gift giving is drawn from the kings who brought gifts to Jesus. Also the fact that Jesus was a gift from God. But why do WE give? Why do I give? We give because we love. Giving is an expression of love. We give to God and we give to others just as Jesus did. God loved the world so He gave His only son.
It's easy to give when you love. Love is even greater than reason when it comes to giving. It just happens. When you really love something is doesn't matter the cost. I can easily give to someone I love. The harder part then is learning to love. Deciding to love.
God, help me to love!
posted by Tim Oas @ 12:17 AM
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