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Updated
September 30, 2007
In one of their
books, Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen retell an ancient story. There was
a thief in ancient times who stole a magnificent coat. It was made of the finest
of materials and had buttons of silver and gold. He eventually sold the coat
and a friend in the society of thieves asked him what he got for it. "A
hundred pieces of silver," was the reply. His friend was astonished. "You
mean you only got 100 pieces of silver for that magnificent coat!" "Is
there a number higher than a hundred?" asked the thief.
How often are we
limited by the low expectations of our own conception? We aren't aware of how
much we might accomplish. We aren't confident of how much God can accomplish.
We all need to learn to count higher.
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Michael Shannon,
Preaching July/August 2003