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Our theme for this year
is Giving Our Earthly
Service, Glorifying Our
Eternal Savior. Obvi-
ously, it is possible to
David H. Snyder perform earthly service
President/General Director
that does not glorify
God. Thus, it is impor-
tant that we earnestly seek to glorify our
Savior in heaven as we serve Him on earth.

There are several truths that are essential if
we are indeed going to glorify our eternal
Savior through our earthly service.

First, there is a requirement that must
be met—we must freely give our entire
selves to the Lord. Giving is the first word
of our theme and it is prerequisite to the
2 BIMI Number 1, 2022
rest of the theme. Obviously, we cannot
glorify God through our service if we
never surrender ourselves to serve Him!
We must be willing to freely give Him
our lives as living sacrifices—something
Paul considered to be reasonable service
(Romans 12:1). The Lord said, “It is more
blessed to give than to receive” (Acts 20:35).

However, our human nature wants to
convince us otherwise. The enemy tries
to tell us that if we give up something, we
will “miss out” or we will “come up short”
in some way. However, the Bible clearly
teaches that he which soweth bountifully
shall reap also bountifully (2 Corinthians
9:6). Jesus said, “Give, and it shall be given
unto you; good measure, pressed down, and
shaken together, and running over, shall men