In Luke 21, Jesus watches a widow give her offering at the temple and comments on how much she gave even though her offering wasn't worth that much in actual worldly money. He said it was a huge, great gift because she gave ALL she had.
I wonder what she was thinking as she dropped her mite into the "plate"? I wonder how many tears she had cried before she brought herself to actually give it away? I wonder if she was thinking where her next meal would come from? I wonder if she walked away from her offering in fear or in joy?
She gave everything! Most of our offerings pale in comparison. We are more like the Pharisees in the story. We give out of our abundance! What would it look like for us to actually give God EVERYTHING?
About Me
- Shane S.
- Morgantown, West Virginia, United States
- I am a pastor at Crossroads Church in Morgantown, WV. We are a new church plant that is seeking to be the hands and feet of Jesus in the Morgantown area. I have the greatest wife and three little girls. They are the four coolest ladies in the world. I am originally from East TN, but WV is home all the way. Morgantown, WV is the place to be.