2 Corinthians 8:5 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

And this they did, not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by the will of God.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

They didn't just do what we expected — they went way beyond that. First, they completely gave themselves to God, and then to us because that's what God wanted.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

When you fully surrender to God first, everything else follows naturally.

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