For
They Have Given a Tiny Part Of Their Surplus,
But
She, Poor As She Is,
Has
Given Everything She Has.
Scripture
Luke
21
1
While Jesus was in the Temple, he watched the rich people dropping
their gifts in the collection box.
4 For
they have given a tiny part of their surplus, but she, poor as she
is, has given everything she has.”
Observation
When I read this
story, I can just visualize Jesus sitting up at the front of our
church watching all of us as we drop our offering into the offering
plates as they are being passed.
It wasn't the
size of the widow's offering that got Jesus' attention, it was how
much she had left! She didn't have anything left. She gave everything
that she had to her name and placed it in that offering plate.
That was over
2,000 years ago and we are still talking about what she did! How many
of us have ever given sacrificially like that?
We don't hear how
God blessed her for this sacrificial act, but I know that He did.
How do I know?
Here is how I know! “Give, and you will receive. Your gift will
return to you in full—pressed down, shaken together to make room
for more, running over, and poured into your lap. The amount you give
will determine the amount you get back.” Luke 6:38
Application
I
want to be able to trust God with my finances as much as this widow
did.
How
about you?
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, I have always been intrigued by this story. I have often
thought and wondered about what happened to this widow after she gave
away everything that day. I have to believe because of all of Your
promises that You have given me in Your Word that You poured out Your
blessings on her. One day I will get to meet her and I will get to
hear about how You blessed her. Lord, give me a generous heart like
hers. Give me her faith and give me the ability to trust in You like
she did.
Daily
Bible Reading: Ezra 9,10; Psalms 131; Luke 21
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lifting you and your family up to the Lord in prayer.
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