"I couldn't believe it," Maria Carreiro told reporters. "I was shaking and just couldn't believe that it was real."
The Toronto woman had thought she won a $40,000. Canadian lottery prize, but soon realized that she was grossly mistaken when her daughter looked online and discovered the awards true prize...$40,000,000.
It pays to read the fine print
Now, let me be crystal clear form the outset; in NO WAY do I condone spending hard-earned cash on playing the lottery, and my sharing of this story should not be misconstrued as such. This story does however shed light on a spiritual parallel that shouldn't be
ignored.
We are richer than we may have realized!
If we choose to step back and examine the claims of Christ in the scriptures, we can experience an even deeper excitement than by merely winning financial rewards; we are promised an eternity of abundant life through God's plan of salvation, (something that money just can't
buy.)
"But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him." 1 Corinthians 2:9 (KJV)
What would our world be like if every professed Christian began living like the eternally "rich" followers of Christ that they actually could be? Today, let me challenge you to go into God's word and examine some of the promises that He has made to us. We're MUCH wealthier than we may have ever
imagined.
