From TAKE to GIVE

In four moves!

The other Sunday, on our Learning Curve, I asked whether anyone could complete the puzzle above - changing one letter at a time but each time still having a complete word.  Have a go, it can be done!

The puzzle led to a study on GIVING cheerfully!  We focussed on a passage where David has encouraged the people to give for the Temple Project (1 Chronicles 29).  The response had been terrific.  We read that “The people had given willingly to the Lord, and they were happy that so much had been given. King David also was extremely happy.”  (verse 9)

I asked also What it was that had been given?  Was it the combined wealth of king and people?  No!  Indeed David recognised that everything that was “given” already belonged to the Lord. “All things come from You and of Your own have we given You.”  (v. 12).   What really was given was the willingness of the people to recognise this and to willingly give back to the Lord what belonged to the Lord.  They were also wholehearted in their willingness to respond to the challenge.

Now how willing and wholehearted are we when we learn to give?  We can all readily take  but are we so ready to give?

 Yours sincerely,

Answer to puzzle

in four easy moves

TAKE - LAKE - LIKE - LIVE - GIVE