The Royal Offer
Basilea Schlink passionately presents God's love as a royal offer that transforms lives when we make room in our hearts to receive it.
In this devotional sermon, Basilea Schlink invites listeners to embrace God's royal offer of everlasting love that transforms the heart and life. She emphasizes the need to empty oneself of worldly attachments to receive this supreme gift. Through heartfelt surrender and sacrificial giving, believers can experience the closest and holiest bond with Jesus. Schlink's message encourages a personal response to God's living work today.
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 Basilea Schlink. Jesus is love everlasting He came to us below That all to 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 That 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, If that brings thee pleasure and shows my love, Yes, make me Thine. You have been listening to a program written by Basilea Schlink of the Little Land of Canaan. To learn more about how God lives and works today, visit us at our website, www.canaan.org. That's K-A-N-A-A-N.org. If you contact us, we would be happy to send you a free inspirational booklet.
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Sermon Outline
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I. The Nature of God's Royal Offer
- God offers His everlasting love to all.
- This love is the supreme gift beyond all earthly treasures.
- Jesus actively seeks hearts ready to receive His love.
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II. The Condition for Receiving the Offer
- Hearts must be emptied of worldly attachments.
- Make room for God's love to pour in.
- Sacrificial giving is required to accept this gift.
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III. The Response to God's Love
- Accepting the offer leads to eternal happiness.
- Loving Jesus means offering oneself fully.
- The bond formed is the closest and holiest love.
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IV. Living Out the Royal Offer
- Respond with surrender: 'Make me Thine.'
- Trust that this love transforms life completely.
- Share the message of God's living work today.
Key Quotes
“God lives and works today. His love is making us a royal offer through which our lives can be completely transformed.” — Basilea Schlink
“My gift of love cannot be compared with anything else, neither with a person nor with an object that could be loved.” — Basilea Schlink
“Loving Jesus means to have and hold for one's own the greatest treasure of earth and heaven.” — Basilea Schlink
Application Points
- Evaluate your heart and remove anything that hinders receiving God's love.
- Respond daily with surrender and openness to Jesus' transformative gift.
- Share the message of God's living love with others in your community.