Sunday, August 31, 2014

Reflections on Service

Giving is an essential aspect of worship. Not giving is an undeniable proof of a shameful display of self-interest and self-serving.greediness. And the biggest smoke screen of all may be "If I had more resources, I would joyfully give. What can God do with the little I have?" Do you really think it's your money He wants?

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When I feel overloaded, I know who's trying to carry the load. Wood, hay, and straw can get very heavy

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Carnality: Self-centered involvement in the things of God.

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Is there anything more disheartening than when believers--who are supposed to be in harmony with each other--sound like a strident cacophony of dissonance? We are called to be instruments in the Master Musician's symphony, not the conductor. Not even first chair.

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"Christ in you, the hope of glory." Christ. In. You. What is it that He's asking you to do that you think is impossible? "And for this purpose also I labor, striving (agonizing), according to His working, which in power works within me."
 

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