Surrounded by the self -sufficiency of American culture, we can convince ourselves that we have what it takes to achieve something great.

We bask in sermons, conferences, and books that exalt a grace centering on us.

The boss says that games in hand are no good unless you turn them into points. What he's getting at is that games in hand aren't much good unless you turn them into points.

Are We Going to die in our religion or are we going to die in our devotion?

We will not wish we had made more money, acquired more stuff, lived more comfortably, taken more vacations, watched more television, pursued greater retirement, or been more successful in the eyes of this world. Instead, we will wish we had given more of ourselves to living for the day when every nation, tribe, people, and language will bow around the throne and sing the praises of the Savior who delights in radical obedience and the God who deserves eternal worship.

Give liberally. Go urgently. Live dangerously.

God actually delights in exalting our inability. He intentionally puts his people in situations where they come face to face with their need for him.