Give, receive, love!

God loves to give. "For God so loved...that He gave..." John 3:16

And God loves to receive. Namely, glory, thanks, and praise. "Shout for joy to God, all the earth; sing the glory of His name, give to Him glorious praise." Psalm 66:1-2

So He gives to us. And gives and gives and gives to us, all things. "What do you have that you did not receive?" I Corinthians 4:7

So that we have something to give back to Him. "I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice...which is your...worship." Romans 12:1 "Through Him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge His name." Hebrews 13:15

Meanwhile, we humans love to receive. "Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full." John 16:24

And we love to give. "'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'" Acts 20:35

This is the beautiful cycle of love that He made possible in Christ Jesus!

(And even this insight, this glimpse, is itself a gift from Him, and I offer it back to Him and to you, and praise Him for it! Ha, what joy!)