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DAY 21
“And here is my advice about
what is best for you in this matter: Last year you were the first not only
to give but also to have the desire to do so. Now finish the work, so that
your eager willingness to do it may be matched by your completion of it,
according to your means. For if the willingness is there, the gift is
acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have.”
(2 Corinthians 8:10-12)
It is easy
to start something. It is much more difficult to
complete it. Look at how many projects you have started
and have never completed. Why? You
got distracted. It seemed to take too long.
Other things became more pressing. You lost
interest. You forgot and went on to something else.
Paul
encourages the Corinthians to complete what they had begun.
They started with a bang and were the first to collect gifts for the
saints in Jerusalem.
Now that has been forgotten and they need to be reminded to finish
what they began.
Our three
year capital fund appeal will need to be before us on a regular basis so we
don’t forget and so we aren’t distracted by another seemingly urgent
project.
Jesus faced
distractions as He worked to carry out our salvation.
The devil and his own disciples tried to deter Him and have Him lose sight
of what His real purpose and objective was when He came to this earth.
Thank God that Jesus kept focused and completed His mission to save
us all.
Questions to Consider
1)
What can I
do so that I do not lose focus and forget my commitment to this capital fund
appeal?
2)
Why would it
be easy for me to lose my focus and forget this project?
Prayer
Lord Jesus, I thank You that you were not
distracted from Your plan of saving me and all people.
As we begin this capital fund appeal, help to keep me focused and not lose
sight of what we are hoping under Your blessings to accomplish.
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