Have you ever taken a poker chip and just looked at it? I mean just look at it and think what it's purpose. I'm not suggesting that you go out and begin betting or playing poker. I'm just asking if you have ever looked at it? What does that chip stand for? To me, I see money. In order to get a chip you have to give the banker (I guess that's what you call them) whatever that chip is "worth." It is a symbol of money, something you got in return so that you can join in a game.
I had the privilege of meeting a church staff from N.C. about a month ago that talked about putting in your chips....you built up your chip count and now it was time to spend them. Now, they weren't at a poker table playing the card game, BUT they had the concept of "buying in" to the program(s) that they needed to be a part of that would turn their church around so that it might serve God in a way that it never had. They "bought in" to God's plan. They "bought in" to each other. They "bought in" to their church. They were invested in there God-given ministries.
I've seen and felt poker chips before, but I have never thought of them in that light. So, are you "buying in" to you church?
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