Tuesday, September 03, 2002
Saying Grace . . .
A few words written by
John Piper in his latest book for pastors,
Brothers, We Are Not Professionals.
Any attempt to express a gratitude by paying God back would contradict the nature of His gift as free and gracious. Any attempt to turn from being a beneficiary of God in order to become God's benefactors would remove the stumbling block of the cross where my debt was so fully paid that I am forever humbled to the status of a receiver, not a giver. "Whoever serves is to do so as one who is serving by the strength which God supplies" (1 Peter 4:11).
