Romans 8:32 (NLT)
32 Since he did not spare even his own Son but gave him
up for us all, won’t he also give us everything else?
Who can be against us, take away our comforts, keep our
needs from us and leave us hopeless, when God loves us so dearly that He gave
up the life of His own son for us. When God is for us who can be against us?
In his book The
Divine Commodity, Skye Jethani shares a story from a trip he took to India with
his father. While walking the streets of New Delhi, a little boy approached
them. He was "skinny as a rail, and naked but for tattered blue shorts.
His legs were stiff and contorted, like a wire hanger twisted upon
itself." Because of his condition, the little boy could only waddle along
on his calloused knees. He made his way toward Skye and his father and cried
out, "One rupee, please! One rupee!" Skye describes what happened
when his father eventually responded to the boy's persistent begging:
"What do you want?" [my father asked].
"One rupee, sir," the boy said while motioning
his hand to his mouth and bowing his head in deference. My father laughed.
"How about I give you five rupees?" he said.
The boy's submissive countenance suddenly became defiant. He retracted his hand
and sneered at us. He thought my father was joking, having a laugh at his
expense. After all, no one would willingly give up five rupees. The boy started
shuffling away, mumbling curses under his breath.
My father reached into his pocket. Hearing the coins
jingle, the boy stopped and looked back over his shoulder. My father was
holding out a five-rupee coin. He approached the stunned boy and placed the
coin into his hand. The boy didn't move or say a word. He just stared at the
coin in his hand. We passed him and proceeded to cross the street.
A moment later the shouting resumed, except this time the
boy was yelling, "Thank you! Thank you, sir! Bless you!" He raced
after us once again—but not for more money but to touch my father's feet. …
This, I imagine, is how our God sees us—as miserable
creatures in desperate need of his help. But rather than asking for what we
truly need, rather than desiring what he is able and willing to give, we settle
for lesser things. [Skye Jethani, The Divine Commodity (Zondervan, 2009), pp.
113-114]
Jesus said in Matthew 7:11, “So if you sinful people know
how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly
Father give good gifts to those who ask him.”
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