A willing heart

WORDs of Saving Grace - a willing heart

Exodus 25:2

Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring me an offering: of every man that giveth it willingly with his heart ye shall take my offering.

Willing love is a paradox of creation. Because God created us to love Him, yet we have the free will to choose to love Him.

As much as a preacher or a parent would like to see their entire family or congregation have true love and salvation, if we could force and control someone to love the Lord it would not be authentic.

The free will of love is precious, it cannot be bought, forced, guilted or even earned. Love is a miracle from God Himself. This is the only gift of the Spirit the devil cannot emulate. The devils and demons can preach, sing, speak in tongues, even give money and possessions to the poor. But without love its sounding brass and a tinkling cymbal.

2 Corinthians 8:12

For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.

Philemon 1:14

But without thy mind would I do nothing; that thy benefit should not be as it were of necessity, but willingly.

1 Peter 5:2  Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;

Instead of trying to force others to think like we do, why not live and love like Jesus, and trust that the Holy Spirit will do His work to lead hearts to Him.

John 6:44  No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.