Small Gifts - Big Miracles

What follows below is an excerpt from the devotional BrassTacks Sermons sent to us by a friend.

The author below is speaking of those of us who take 'exemptions' from giving because we don't have enough, and he references the boy whose lunch fed the 5ooo.

"This boy gave what he had. It wasn’t much. Jesus took the gift and fed a multitude. Big miracles happen with small gifts. Maybe we need to ponder this story before we claim a giving exemption.

Jesus blesses people through the gifts of other people. Jesus didn’t magically produce food for the crowd. He took a gift of food – and a small gift at that – and used it feed many. When we claim an exemption, God is not deprived of what we have. Rather we are deprived of the chance to be involved in the miracle of what God is doing in this world.

In the end, claiming a giving exemption saves us very little and costs us a great deal."

Ask yourselves if you've taken a 'giving exemption', if you've inadvertently deprived yourself of the opportunity to be part of God's miracles. God is working a miracle through these 10 children and you have the opportunity to be a part of that through your giving, going, & praying!