"without cost you have received; without cost you are to give."
-Matthew 10:8

This verse so struck me as I was reading this morning, almost like a oh yeah, HUH? This verse is so rich and I really believe it speaks to the human spirit. We have such a tendency to the 'you owe me' attitude but them we have to remember - Jesus gave us his ALL for FREE. Surely what little we have, we can give. We can help that person across the street, pay the tax in line at the grocery store, etc.. We really shouldn't expect payback because if Jesus expected payback... you'd be in for some major pain and torture. If you've seen The Passion of the Christ, you know what I mean. Not pretty. He was beaten, bruised, whipped, bloody, cut, and more. We have received everything - our salvation - for free, so that is how we are called to give. Jesus is our example. This goes for love too - people shouldn't have to earn our love, its what is called unconditional love- there is nothing we could have done to earn God's love after shunning Him in the garden of Eden, we lost His love. So now its just a gift of unconditional love. Without cost He gives.