I knew a retired, thin as a rail, rather stately man who was a member of our church in Florida. He rarely said more than a few words but just sitting next to him you could tell that he was all in for Jesus. Well, we had outgrown our church building, so our pastor and elders led the way to start a building program. This gentleman was one of the volunteers to work on the new building, to help defray some of the construction costs.
I’d see him, from time to time, around the new building but really didn’t give it too much thought. Anyway, the Sunday came when the congregation had its first service in the new building. We were all happy and excited about what God had done and had planned for our “little” church.
Before the service got underway, our pastor called this stately, string bean of a man forward. In his hand, he carried a small cardboard box with some hand tools in it. Our pastor formally thanked this man for saving the church nearly $100,000 in electrical costs by doing most of the electrical work himself, with the tools in his small cardboard box. The congregation exploded in applause, not to this fine man’s comfort.
Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.
Hebrews 13:16 ESV – Bible Gateway
You and I have heard preachers say that the only Bible some people will ever read is your life. It’s true. So, if you love Jesus, be like Jesus. Use the gifts that He has given you to show your love for Him, even if all you have is a small cardboard box of tools.