Freely Ye Have Received, Freely Give
We receive special blessings from God to communicate them to others and help them in their spiritual journeys.
A.B. Simpson emphasizes the responsibility of believers to share the blessings they have received from God, highlighting that every special revelation or healing is a sacred trust meant to be communicated to others. He encourages Christians to act as trustees of God's grace, sharing their experiences of sanctification, healing, and hope in the Lord's coming with those around them. Simpson warns against the ingratitude of keeping these truths to oneself, urging believers to influence a wider circle with the blessings they have freely received.
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When God does anything marked and special for our souls or bodies, He intends it as a sacred trust for us to communicate to others. Freely ye have received, freely give. It has pleased the Master in these closing days of His dispensation of grace to reveal Himself in peculiar blessing to the hearts of His chosen disciples in all parts of the Christian church. But this is intended to be communicated to a still wider circle. Every one of us who has been brought into these intimate relations with God becomes a trustee or witness for these higher truths to everyone we can influence.
If God has revealed Himself to us as our Sanctifier, it is that we may help others to Him as a Sanctifier.
If He has become our Healer, it is because there are sick and suffering people to whom we can bring some blessing. In like manner, if the hope of the Lord's coming has become precious to us, it would be worse than ingratitude for us to hide our testimony to this truth and hold it only for our own personal comfort.
Sermon Outline
- The Purpose of Special Blessings
- God's intention for special blessings
- The responsibility of communicating these blessings to others
Key Quotes
“Freely ye have received, freely give.” — A.B. Simpson
“If God has revealed Himself to us as our Sanctifier, it is that we may help others to Him as a Sanctifier.” — A.B. Simpson
Application Points
- We should be grateful for the blessings we receive from God and share them with others.
- Our testimonies can be a source of comfort and hope for those around us.
- We have a responsibility to communicate spiritual truths to everyone we can influence.