If we want to grow God’s kingdom, walking a path of sacrificial living is going to be the key. But sacrifice by itself isn’t enough. There’s another step to take. In today’s continuation of our teaching series, Together, we are talking about what comes next once we have decided to walk this path. Helping us understand it will be two different stories, one of which ranks among the hardest in the Old Testament. Let’s dive in and see why letting go gives God a lot of room to accomplish His good work.
Letting Go
Some of the most incredible military victories over the course of human history have been won because one side simply refused to surrender and fought with courage and valor until their opposition was finally overcome. Even battles that have been lost have been turned into rallying cries for future soldiers to inspire them on to incredible feats of bravery. Consider the battle cry, “Remember the Alamo!” When the citizens of Texas were fighting Mexico for independence which ultimately resulted in their becoming a part of these United States, they were inspired by that cry to keep on pressing to defeat their foes until their threat was eliminated once and for all. But the fact is that Texas lost the battle for the Alamo that created that cry. It was their very refusal to surrender, though, that transformed them from being merely the losing side to immortalized heroes in the minds of their fellow soldiers and citizens.
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