The Royal Offer
God's love is a gift that can transform our lives, and we must make room for it by emptying ourselves of worldly things and surrendering to His will.
In this sermon, the speaker emphasizes that Jesus is constantly present and available to offer His love to everyone. The speaker encourages listeners to make room in their hearts for Jesus' love, as it is the ultimate source of happiness and fulfillment. The speaker highlights that Jesus' love cannot be compared to any other person or object of love. The sermon concludes by urging listeners to accept Jesus' offer of love and to empty their hearts of anything that hinders them from receiving His love.
Full Transcript
God lives and works today. His love is making us a royal offer through which our lives can be completely transformed. And yet, God must experience time and again that we would much rather believe in human offers than in His.
Blessed is he who accepts the royal offer of the Lord. He will never regret it, as we'll see in today's meditation by Basilia Schling. Jesus is love everlasting.
He came to us below, that unto all His children a selfless love might show. With love still Jesus is seeking For hearts which are aflame For sacrificial giving Inspired by love for Him Eternal love is still waiting And bleeds with every heart O won't you hear and answer I cannot bear to part Jesus walks up and down the streets, in and out of the houses. He has something to offer.
What is it? It is His love. Everyone He meets, He stops and asks, Will you take what I have to offer? It is my love. You are seeking something to make you happy.
You would give good money for it, expend your time and energy. I am offering you my love. In it you will find everything that you're looking for, and everything that could make you happy.
Believe me, accept it. Those to whom He speaks answer, What do we have to do for this? He says, Make room so that my love can pour in. My gift of love cannot be compared with anything else, neither with a person, nor with an object that could be loved.
The one condition is that you make room for it. I cannot make this gift to a heart which is already filled. There would be no room for it.
I am seeking hearts which have been emptied. Therefore, cast out everything that fills your heart, and you will gain the most precious object in the world, the closest, the holiest, and strongest bond of love between us. Yes, what Jesus is offering us is the supreme gift, He Himself.
Loving Jesus means to have and hold for one's own the greatest treasure of earth and heaven. Loving Jesus means to lavish on Him the offering of oneself. Therefore, let our answer be, O make me Thine, Take all I love and treasure, My life, my honor, Is that brings me pleasure, And shows my love.
Yes, make me Thine. You've been listening to a program written by Basilia Schlink of the Little Land of Canaan. If this program has been a help to you, we would be happy to send you a free leaflet by the same author.
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Sermon Outline
- The Royal Offer of God's Love
- The Condition of Receiving God's Love
- The Supreme Gift of God's Love
- Loving Jesus means having the greatest treasure of earth and heaven
- Loving Jesus means lavishing ourselves on Him
Key Quotes
“He came to us below, that unto all His children a selfless love might show.” — Basilea Schlink
“Loving Jesus means to have and hold for one's own the greatest treasure of earth and heaven.” — Basilea Schlink
“Loving Jesus means to lavish on Him the offering of oneself.” — Basilea Schlink
Application Points
- We must make room for God's love in our hearts by emptying ourselves of worldly things.
- We must surrender to God's will and love Him with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength.
- Loving Jesus means having the greatest treasure of earth and heaven, and we must lavish ourselves on Him.