Every once in a while there comes along an opportunity that is so fabulous that it is too good to pass up. However, such opportunities often require us to give up all our other options and put all our eggs in one basket. In Matthew 13:44-46, Jesus told two very short parables about the kingdom of heaven. In each parable, a man seized a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, giving up everything for the sake of gaining very much more.
In Jonah 4, we find the most successful preacher of his day angry enough to die after his greatest triumph, because God had done...
Paul praised God the Father for choosing us and predestining us to be his children.
After God used Philip to save many Samaritans, he sent him to evangelize one who had come from the ends of the Earth.