By Ellen Di Giosia
John 14:27
Here is how the world gives: “There’s no such thing as a free lunch.”
This is how Jesus gives: “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith.”
Here is how the world gives: “The world belongs to the energetic.”
This is how Jesus gives: “Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.”
Here is how the world gives: “You scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours.”
This is how Jesus gives: “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find.”
Here is how the world gives: “You can’t expect something for nothing.”
This is how Jesus gives: “Consider the lilies of the field. They do not toil or spin.”
Here is how the world gives: “God helps those who help themselves.”
This is how Jesus gives: “While we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”
Here is how the world gives: “This nation is going to hell in a handbasket, and fear is your only option. Follow me – this party/leader/ideology/denomination is the only one who can save us.”
But this is how Jesus gives: “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid.”