Have you ever thought that you don’t have much to offer? You may not be very wealthy. You may not be very talented. You may not be “the brightest crayon in the box.” You may not have the best education or have most skill, but did you know that you still have something to offer? In the Bible the story is told of Jesus preaching to a large crowd of people by the Sea of Galilee. After a full day, everyone was hungry. Jesus asked if anyone had any food to share, but the only one who had thought to bring a lunch was a little boy who only had five tiny barley loaves and two small fish. But Jesus prayed over that little lunch and when the disciples had handed out the food, 5,000 men were fed (besides the women and children)! And in the Old Testament, God used a poor widow who lived in Zarephath who had only a little meal and a few drops of oil to feed Elijah and herself for many days. Hey, God doesn’t need our stuff; God just needs us. God needs us to be willing to be used of Him. Solomon said in Proverbs 16:8, “Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.” It is better to have a right relationship with God than to be a millionaire without Him. Hey, there’s nothing wrong with money, but you are in trouble if you are trusting in your money to gain favor with God. Wealth may buy you a fine coffin, but it can’t buy you entrance into heaven. Think about it.
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