The Ultimate Giver

The Ultimate Giver- God's Word as Shared by Allison Washburn I John 4:18 -19 There is no fear in love...we love him because he first loved us. We want to be the giver and put God in the position of receiver but God is the giver.  Genesis 1:1  God in beginning without God there is no life, no air, no light... Without God there is nothing. Anything that comes from us is just returning to Him what He gives us.  John 3:16 It does not say he loved perfection. He so loved the world... Perish is eternal. It is not dying. The opposite of death is life.  Genesis 4:1-4 God talked to Cain while Cain was this angry person. (God is so loving) "If thou doest well" can be translated "If thou offer correctly." Everything requires blood- without blood there is no remission of sins.  Hebrews 9:22 "Sin lies at the door"- sin offering Cain was bad and Able was good. Right ? NAo- they were both born of Adam. Able looked to the Christ to come. His attitude was - I know I'm am a sinner and I need help. Cain's attitude was- I want to do things my way and for God to accept it.  God made a way for us to come to Him through His Son.  He accepts us because we accept His offering.  We are the receivers. God is the giver.  We don't tell God what to do. we have decisions to make. God never said submit to me and I'll take over. No- we have free will. We want those choices we make to be acceptable to God. It's not about how much "I, I, I did." It is about God and the sacrifice God gave.  God is not a hard Lord. He is kind. He gave so we can give.  Romans 11:29-34 If any man needs wisdom, let him ask God... I Chronicles 29:10-16 We don't have anything to be thankful for that God didn't give us first  without God there is not even a choice.  Deuteronomy 30:10-20 We walk the walk of love and thereby keep the commandments. He cares that we acknowledge Him. "In all thy ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct thy paths." II Chronicles 7:1-3 When God accepted the sacrificed fire came down and consumed it.  Acts 2:1 The tongues of fire equals the sacrifice of Jesus Christ was accepted.  Acts 27:18