What Shall I Give Unto the Lord?

The Lord went through so much for us. God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son. The Son came down from a high and all-powerful position just to save us. There’s a song that says “Born in a manger.” You know, actually the Lord wasn’t even born in a manger; He was born near a manger. What a low birth. We all know that when the Lord came to earth, when the creator of the universe and of each one of us came to the earth, there wasn’t even room in the inn; the world didn’t budge an inch for the Lord.

But the Lord came and lived a human life, with all the human limitations. He suffered in every respect like man. He was often tired, cold and hungry. And then He laid His life down as a sacrifice for us. He shed his blood, He gave up His life for us, the perfect for the imperfect. God so loved the world.

There’s a hymn that goes “the love of God is greater far then pen nor tongue could ever tell.” The Lord did all that because he loved mankind. There’s a verse says, “But God being rich in mercy because of His great love with which He loved us.” God has great love and is rich in mercy.

I often think of the story of the Prodigal Son. The son was so sinful (that’s us), and he came back to the father (God), and he said, father, make me like one of your slaves, just take me back. What did the father do? He poured all his riches on the son. Everything the father had he gave to the son. He fed him, clothed him, and everything. You know, God’s salvation is so full. The Lord not only forgave us of our sins. But he also reconciled us to Him. He reconnected us to Him. The father didn’t make the son a slave and give him a bunch of chores to make him pay for his sins. He reconnected the relationship that had been lost on account of the son’s sinning. If we offend a friend he could say, I forgive you but don’t talk to me ever again. But the Lord not only forgave us of our sins, and forgot them, he reconciled us to Himself, now we can have a relationship with the Lord.

Well, there’s a question that’s useful to ask about all of this. It’s a question that’s found in the Bible. That is: What shall I give unto the Lord for all He’s done for me? He came down from the heavens, was born in such a low position, grew up on the earth, and was then spit on, beaten, humiliated, cursed, mocked, had a crown of thorns beaten on His head, and was then nailed to a cross, and he went through all that all for us! Well, what does the Bible say we should give unto the Lord for all He’s done for us? It says, take the cup of salvation, just take more salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord. Now that we have been reconciled to the Lord He just wants to save us more. He wants us to call on Him, to praise him, to experience Him. The Lord just wants to continue to save us and to have a relationship with us. He wants to make home in our hearts. He wants to grow in our hearts. And when he does this we have life and peace. Oh what a blessing all of this is. Praise the Lord for all he’s done for us, I just want to take the cup of salvation and call upon the name of the Lord.

What shall we give? The Lord wants us to give Him our heart.

Daniel Robert, 3/5/06