Luke 21:1-4
I know of a Christian who stopped going to church when the pastor preached on giving. Giving is a very hot topic in the church, and even tithing. People are not accustomed to such subject that they would do everything to avoid it.
But here in our text for the day, we see an example of giving. I will not dwell on the rich man’s gift, but on the widow’s mite.
The Bible says she casts all her living in to the offering box. And when the Bible says ALL, it means everything. Nothing’s left to the widow. Nothing for her to survive the next meal, and nothing for her to survive life. Everything was cast into the box.
Whatever happened to her, that we don’t know. Was she able to eat the next meal? Was she provided food?
The Bible is silent.
Yet we see the most appealing example of giving. She gave her all.
Does Jesus care for her that she survives? Of course, Jesus is always concern about what we eat and what we wear, He is even concern over the hairs of our head. Certainly, Jesus wants the widow to have food the next meal.
But why the example of giving everything? It could have been that Jesus said that the widow gave one mite and have the other for her survival. Yet Jesus is more concern on what we give Him than what we have. It does not mean He is not caring for us. It only means He wants us to trust Him come what may. He wants us to give everything for us to trust him in anything. By then, God will be able to work on our lives.
I am certain the widow was able to eat, survive, and enjoy life. Why? Because she trusted the hand of the living God who fails not.
1 And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury.
2 And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites.
3 And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all:
4 For all these have of their abundance cast in unto the offerings of God: but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had.
I know of a Christian who stopped going to church when the pastor preached on giving. Giving is a very hot topic in the church, and even tithing. People are not accustomed to such subject that they would do everything to avoid it.
But here in our text for the day, we see an example of giving. I will not dwell on the rich man’s gift, but on the widow’s mite.
The Bible says she casts all her living in to the offering box. And when the Bible says ALL, it means everything. Nothing’s left to the widow. Nothing for her to survive the next meal, and nothing for her to survive life. Everything was cast into the box.
Whatever happened to her, that we don’t know. Was she able to eat the next meal? Was she provided food?
The Bible is silent.
Yet we see the most appealing example of giving. She gave her all.
Does Jesus care for her that she survives? Of course, Jesus is always concern about what we eat and what we wear, He is even concern over the hairs of our head. Certainly, Jesus wants the widow to have food the next meal.
But why the example of giving everything? It could have been that Jesus said that the widow gave one mite and have the other for her survival. Yet Jesus is more concern on what we give Him than what we have. It does not mean He is not caring for us. It only means He wants us to trust Him come what may. He wants us to give everything for us to trust him in anything. By then, God will be able to work on our lives.
I am certain the widow was able to eat, survive, and enjoy life. Why? Because she trusted the hand of the living God who fails not.
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