Cool thought I heard from Erwin McManus in his "Beyond Us" Message titled Poverty/Generosity...He said:
"The Context for Miracles is Sacrifice."
When you ponder that thought, it is very true. Jesus made the ultimate sacrifice and it turned into the ultimate miracle. From the miracle of birth to the miracle of breath, most if not all miracles, come via sacrifice. Usually a sacrifice is linked to faith, and the faith leads to a miracle.
The hard part is that we tend to view a sacrifice as a difficulty...we simply need a paradigm shift...
...Look at it like an ROI, a Return On Investment...specifically a gain from an ROI...When our sacrifices lead to miracles, then what we receive always outweighs what we give, and the great thing is, according to Ephesians 2.10, God has already planned in advance for us to make some great investments!
Look forward to making some sacrifices (investments) for 2010! Soli Deo Gloria!
The hard part is that we tend to view a sacrifice as a difficulty...we simply need a paradigm shift...
...Look at it like an ROI, a Return On Investment...specifically a gain from an ROI...When our sacrifices lead to miracles, then what we receive always outweighs what we give, and the great thing is, according to Ephesians 2.10, God has already planned in advance for us to make some great investments!
Look forward to making some sacrifices (investments) for 2010! Soli Deo Gloria!
