A Bible Devotion


Saturday, March 15, 2025

Actively Receive

In the Greek New Testament there are several words we translate into English using the word "receive." "Lambano" is the Greek word we could translate as "actively receive."

It is important for you to understand this word. Many expect things promised in the Bible to just fall on them. But, as you will see from understanding this word, "lambano," you have a part to play in receiving the Bible promises.

You can passively receive something. An example would be someone throwing a ball through your window into your home. That kind of receiving requires no action on your part.

"Lambano" is not like that. It requires that you do something. Like when you reach out your hands and grab a ball someone threw to you.

For example, the following scriptures contain the Greek word, "lambano." This may help you get a better understanding of what receive means when it translates this word, lambano.

MARK 12:8 NKJ 8 "And they TOOK him and killed him and cast him out of the vineyard.

JOHN 19:6 NKJ 6 ...Pilate said to them, "You TAKE Him and crucify Him, for I find no fault in Him."

As the above passages show, sometimes lambano is translated as take or took -- and is not at all passive, but very active.

JOHN 1:12 NKJ 12 But as many as RECEIVED Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name:

Receiving Jesus and becoming a child of God is not something that happens by accident. Each person has to make the choice to actively choose Jesus.

MATTHEW 21:22 NKJ 22 "And all things, whatever you ask in prayer, believing, you will RECEIVE."

ROMANS 5:17 NKJ 17 For if by the one man's offense death reigned through the one, much more those who RECEIVE abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.)

Remember that receiving is something you must actively do.

SAY THIS: I will be an active receiver of all God has for me.


 

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