The Daily Fountain Devotional of the Church Of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) 28 September 2026 – Freely You Have Received, Freely Give
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TOPIC – Freely You Have Received, Freely Give
READ: 1 Kings 7:38-47
38 Then made he ten lavers of brass: one laver contained forty baths: and every laver was four cubits: and upon every one of the ten bases one laver.
39 And he put five bases on the right side of the house, and five on the left side of the house: and he set the sea on the right side of the house eastward over against the south.
40 And Hiram made the lavers, and the shovels, and the basons. So Hiram made an end of doing all the work that he made king Solomon for the house of the Lord:
41 The two pillars, and the two bowls of the chapiters that were on the top of the two pillars; and the two networks, to cover the two bowls of the chapiters which were upon the top of the pillars;
42 And four hundred pomegranates for the two networks, even two rows of pomegranates for one network, to cover the two bowls of the chapiters that were upon the pillars;
43 And the ten bases, and ten lavers on the bases;
44 And one sea, and twelve oxen under the sea;
45 And the pots, and the shovels, and the basons: and all these vessels, which Hiram made to king Solomon for the house of the Lord, were of bright brass.
46 In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarthan.
47 And Solomon left all the vessels unweighed, because they were exceeding many: neither was the weight of the brass found out.
THE MESSAGE:
We read in verse 37 that “… Solomon did not weigh all the articles, because there were so many; the weight of the bronze was not determined.” Solomon did not think he should be economical or not waste the resources to furnish the house of God, hence we are told he did not bother to count the cost of the many articles and bronze used in furnishing God’s temple. Remember that Solomon had asked from God an understanding heart to judge His people, that he may discern between good and evil (1 Kings 3:9), but God gave him in addition, riches and honour (1 Kings 3:13). So, Solomon was aware that it was God who had made him wealthy, and all he spent in the service of God, he had freely received.
Beloved, what is it that you have that you have not freely received? The psalmist says, “The earth is the LORD’s, and all its fullness” (Psalm 24:1). The widow gave “her whole livelihood” (Mark 12:41-44); the Macedonians gave “beyond their ability” (2 Corinthians 8:3); and Jesus Christ “gave Himself a ransom for all” (1 Timothy 2:6). Jesus Himself says, “Freely you have received, freely give” (Matthew 10:8). In Jesus, we have received a new life, a new family of believers; and a new hope. Because God has showered us with these blessings, we should generously give to God and others. Freely we have received, freely should we give.
PRAYER: Father, help me to give as freely as I have received. Amen.
