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Day Seventeen - Adventure
I Chronicles 29:14 “But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this? Everything comes from you, and we have given you only what comes from your hand.”
Read
1 Chronicles 29:1-20
Apply
David beautifully expresses a heart of gratitude here in this passage. We too should marvel at even the ability to be generous. It is one of God’s good gifts to us, a sure sign of our understanding of His grace.
Giving to God’s kingdom, laying down our earthly treasures at his feet, has no end. It is a roller-coaster ride through life, an adventure. And yet it is an adventure that is safe within the loving arms of the almighty God.
Only the gospel of new life in Christ can sustain such a life-long experience. To paraphrase G. K. Chesterton: “Every person wants two things in life: adventure and security. Only in Christianity do you get both.”
- Where does your ability to be generous come from? Were you always as generous as you are now, or have you grown in that area?
- How do you live both adventurously and with security as a Christian?
- As a community, how can we live with a greater sense of adventure?
Pray
For a renewed church that recognizes the adventure of the Christian life, the thrill of being a colony of God’s people in the world.
Do
What is one thing that you are frightened to do for God? Commit to praying for the grace to do that within the next six months. Unite with other Christians (in your fellowship group or friends) to help each other complete your plan.
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