Death is life. Spiritual eyes over earthly sight. A yoke of
rest. Strength in weakness. The world of Jesus causes us to look through
spiritual eyes, to trust His power, to give ourselves to Him to use for His
glory. What a gift!
He reminds us it is
better to give than to receive. Talk about counter-culture! What about me? What
about what I want? I work hard. I deserve it. Sound familiar? We all think this
way in our human frailties. But Christ teaches us the more we give, the more
blessings return to us.
The blessings may
not look like the blessings of the world., but they warm the heart, give peace
to the soul and are more precious than gold and silver.
In
everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the
weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus Himself said, “It is more blessed to
give than to receive.” Acts 20:35
And
whatever you do, whether in work or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord
Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him. Colossians 3:17
Sacrificial love is a concept
impossible to fathom, until we see what Jesus did for us. We want things to be
even. I give. You give. I deserve more, but you don’t. We didn’t deserve the
agony of the cross to save us, but He went willingly.
Listen to what He
is asking you to do and go willingly for Him, with His strength, with His rest,
with His power, with His love.
Lord,
Teach us Your ways as we seek to give more than we receive.
You promise us blessings beyond this world, the best kind of blessing always
comes directly from You.
In Jesus name,
Amen
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