Bible Reading:
II Corinthians 11:23-33
Key
Verse: Verse 23 – “Are they ministers of
Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more; in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure,
in prisons more frequent, in deaths
of”
There
is no question that the church at Corinth
was Paul’s heavenly sandpaper. There is also no doubt that Paul had a great
love for them, for he had sacrificed tremendously for them; but it appears that
the church at Corinth
had very little appreciation for Paul’s sacrifice.
A harried
waitress approached the table where a young girl was sitting by herself. She
quickly asked the girl what she wanted. “How much is an ice cream sundae?” the
little girl inquired.
The
waitress snapped, “A dollar seventy-five.”
The
girl looked at her fistful of change and then asked, “How much is a dish of just plain ice cream?”
“One fifty,” retorted the waitress.
“Then I’ll take the plain ice cream, please,” said the young
customer. The waitress returned with the bowl of ice cream and delivered it
with a rude silence.
After the little girl finished her ice cream and
left, the waitress went to clear off the table. To her shame, she found two
dimes and five pennies. Her tip was the exact amount the little girl needed to
get a sundae rather than just plain ice cream. In each of our lives, others
have made sacrifices for our well-being. The question is, are we grateful; or
do we treat those who have sacrificed for us with a rude, unappreciative
spirit?
✞ Send
those you list a word of thanks.
