Common Things Glorified

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The great devotional writer J. R. Miller has this to say about serving God to the best of our abilities:
“Our Lord calls His people always to be helpers in blessing this world. We cannot do much. The best we can bring is a little of the common water of earth; but if we bring that to Him, He can change it into the rich wine of heaven, which will bless weary and fainting ones. If we take simply what we have and use it as He commands, it will do good. Moses had only a rod in his hand, but with this he wrought great wonders. The disciples had only five barley-loaves, but these, touched by Christ’s hand, made a feast for thousands. The common water, carried by the servants, under the Master’s benediction became wine for the wedding.”

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