“Mabel Shaw, a missionary to Africa, faced a dangerous trip through a territory where numerous lions blocked the trails. Duty called, and Mabel, consecrated steward of God to Africa that she was, decided to go forward–facing death. A native Christian, converted not long since, asked to go along.
“What could you do if you were with me?” Asked Miss Shaw. Replied the new convert, “I could give a life.”
So the highest ideal of Christian stewardship is giving a life for Christ’s service.”
Basil Miller illumination quote on John 15:13 in the NIV Stewardship Study Bible (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2009) 1398.