“And this they did, not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by the will of God.”
And they exceeded our expectations: they first gave themselves to the Lord, and then to us in keeping with God's will — the order matters theologically: self-surrender to God precedes generosity toward others. Their gift of money is the *outflow* of their prior surrender of *themselves* to the Lord. This is not a commercial transaction but an overflow of a reordered allegiance.
COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS
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