In what ways has God shown generosity in what he gives to me?
Romans 5:15There is a great difference between Adam’s sin and God’s gracious gift. For the sin of this one man, Adam, brought death to many. But even greater is God’s wonderful grace and his gift of forgiveness to many through this other man, Jesus Christ.
Romans 10:12They [all believers] have the same Lord, who gives generously to all who call on him.
God has generously offered us the gift of living forever in a perfect world. It is a gift we do not deserve and could never earn—something far beyond our means—yet he bought it for us at great personal sacrifice. If God were not so generous, he might only offer this gift to a privileged few or require us to accomplish a certain amount of good works before receiving it. But God offers this same gift to all who trust in Christ to save them, and all he requests in return is our love. How could such a generous God not deserve our wholehearted devotion?
Titus 3:6He generously poured out the Spirit upon us through Jesus Christ our Savior.
God has also generously given the Holy Spirit to all who believe in him. God doesn’t provide his presence just to the ultra-righteous or to giants of faith. He provides his presence to everyone who believes in him.
1 Corinthians 12:1, 4, 6-7, 11, 18, 22, 27Now, dear brothers and sisters, regarding your question about the special abilities the Spirit gives us. I don’t want you to misunderstand this. . . . There are different kinds of spiritual gifts, but the same Spirit is the source of them all. . . . God works in different ways, but it is the same God who does the work in all of us. A spiritual gift is given to each of us so we can help each other. . . . It is the one and only Spirit who distributes all these gifts. He alone decides which gift each person should have. . . . But our bodies have many parts, and God has put each part just where he wants it. . . . In fact, some parts of the body that seem weakest and least important are actually the most necessary. . . . All of you together are Christ’s body, and each of you is a part of it.
God gives every believer special abilities and unique spiritual gifts.