A lady once called the hotline of a company that sold turkeys. She wanted to know if it would be safe to eat a turkey that had been in her freezer for 20 years. The customer representative informed her that it would be safe to consume the turkey, but it would be tough and tasteless after being in the freezer for that long.

“That’s what I suspected,” the lady replied. “I suppose I’ll just donate it to the church.”

Whatever it is we give to the church—time, service, donations, etc.—let’s make sure that we aren’t just giving God useless leftovers. Let’s give him our very best. After all, that’s what he gave us!

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish, but have eternal life.”—John 3:16.