I can hardly imagine inviting special friends over for dinner and then throwing a few leftovers into the microwave to serve up to them. But if I were to do that, it would speak volumes about how I realy feel about them.
Giving God the leftovers of our lives speaks volumes about His true worth to us. When God asked Abraham to give Isaac back to Him as an act of worship, Genesis 22:1 calls it a test. A test to see if there was anything in his life that he treasured more than God.
There are times when God requires something really important to get His work done. God may call us to sacrifice portions of our time or money or comforts to advance His cause. The way we respond to what He requires says volumes about how we really feel about Him.
"Anyone can offer the leftovers. Only those who love God more than anything else will serve up the very best for Him." - Joe Stowell.
No sacrifice we make is too great for the One who sacrificed His all.
Selected from "Our Daily Bread".
This Week @ Detonate: Please take note that there will be no youth service on the 10 Oct 2009. Coming up On the 10th Oct 2009, Saturday, Detonate Ministry will be visiting Doulos, a Christian ministry that travels around the world on an active ocean-going passenger ship. We will be meeting together in church at 5pm before we proceed to VivoCity HarbourFront. Please register with Brother Amos Lee. All youths are encouraged to attend this event. For more information, please visit http://www.doulos.org/ .