Will you wish you'd given more? Thursday 9th June 2022 'God loves a cheerful giver.' 2 Corinthians 9:7 NKJV The film Schindler's List tells the story of one man's efforts to make the most of a desperate situation. As the director of a munitions factory in Poland, Oskar Schindler used his position to save Jewish lives. By employing them in his factory, Schindler rescued many Jews from the gas chambers. But keeping them employed was costly, and little by little he liquidated his personal property to keep his business afloat. At the end of the story, the Nazis are defeated, and the full impact of Schindler's efforts is revealed as the dead are counted and the living stagger back to freedom. In one scene, kneeling by the railroad tracks that had carried thousands to their deaths, Schindler had a startling realisation. He could have saved a few more! Overwhelmed with regret, he laments keeping the few personal assets he still owns. If only he had known when the war would end, he would have done more. Now it was too late. Oskar Schindler is credited with saving more Jews during World War II than any other person. But interestingly, all he could think about was what he didn't do. He wished he had done more. A powerful lesson in Schindler's story is this: even joyful givers will look back and wish they had done more. There are also others who gave less than they could have given, or who never gave at all. Imagine their thoughts as they stand before God, giving an account of how they used their resources and to be rewarded accordingly? 'God loves a cheerful giver,' so today look for opportunities to give.