I am guessing that many of you are like me. When someone mentions going on a vacation, or owning a certain vehicle, or house or piece of property, my first question is often, “How much does it cost?” Yes, I admit that I am a bit frugal, but honestly for much of my life I needed to be. I have worked at jobs and participated in sports where it took everything I had to give to succeed. I have had supervisors and coaches demand every effort that I could muster. I am picky about what I sign up for because if I sign up I feel obligated to give what I have. Did you know that when God made us He signed up to come and die for us? Did you know that He did this out of His great love for us? Think about this for a moment. The God of the universe who needs nothing or no one came and lived among us and then died so that we could have eternal life with Him. The One who had everything and needed nothing gave Himself to us who had nothing out of His great love.