FAITH CAPSULE: God is a caring God to give the gift for all not to perish. 

Luke 14:16-22Jesus came to give Himself as a gift of God for all who will accept Him.

Jesus came to a synagogue in Nazareth, “And He was handed the book of the prophet Isaiah. And when He had opened the book, He found the place where it was written, ‘The Spirit of the LORD is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me To preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the broken hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives And recovery of sight to the blind, To set at liberty those who are oppressed; To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD.’” (Luke 4:17-19) 
Jesus identified Himself by pointing out that He is the gift of God that has come for all.
Jesus came for all, and none could relate to all recordings about Him by the prophet Isaiah long before the birth of Jesus. 
Today, many know about His name, celebrate His birth in great numbers, and are yet to accept it as the gift of God for all. 
Jesus came to give Himself as a gift for all who will accept Him. 
Jesus declared, “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come into him and dine with him, and he with Me.” (Revelation 3:20) 
How can one not hear the knock of the gift of God that is in place? 
Jesus, the Anointed One, is here to heal every broken heart, but the brokenhearted are not opening their doors.
Jesus, the gift of God for all, will not force Himself to enter any heart that is not open for Him. 
The Spirit of the Lord that He, Jesus, was carrying is gentle and not a forceful spirit. 
A captive remains captive when not capitalizing on the privilege of grace that does not grant an opening for the gift of Jesus. 
Blind remain blind because they refuse to look up to Jesus. 
Many see through other gods instead of the One and Only God. 
Also, many are putting man in the place of Jesus, and by that virtue, the vision is not clear enough for them to move in the right direction. 
Jesus is the Lord and Savior who is not a slave master.
The birth of Jesus made salvation available that cannot be manipulated nor monopolized by anyone.
Jesus came for the poor so that He can make them rich in the things of the Lord. 
It is evidence of half knowledge by knowing about God.
Jesus is not available for one that does not comprehend Him. 
Jesus wants us to be like Him, living for the glory of God.
If you believe in Jesus, then behave like Jesus. 
Behaving like Jesus is not of determination, but it is by the grace of God. 

Prayer for today: Ask that God shall enable you to continually stay in Him, not to live a life of waste.