I WAS READING A MISIONS MAGAZINE THAT WAS REPORTING ON A MISSIONARY WHO WAS TALKING TO A CHIEF OF A TRIBE IN THE aMAZON ABOUT JESUS CHRIST, AND THE CHIEF TRIED TO IMPRESS THE MISSIONARY WITH GIFTS OF HORSES, BLANKETS AND JEWELRY. THE MISSIONARY LOOKED AT THE CHIEF AND SAID, "MY GOD DOES NOT WANT THE CHIEF’S COW’S, BLANKETS OR JEWELRY. MY GOD WANTS THE CHIEF HIMSELF." THE CHIEF SMILED AND SAID, "YOU HAVE A VERY WISE GOD. FOR WHEN I GIVE MYSELF TO THAT GOD, HE WILL ALSO GET MY HORSES, MY BLANKETS, AND MY JEWELRY."
From Gene Edwards’ Sermon: What Do You Do When the Bills Come Due