Death is life. Faith, not sight. A yoke of rest. Strength from
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-cultural. 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
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 we 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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