Thursday Week 6

"As he looked up, Jesus saw the rich putting their gifts into the temple treasury. He also saw a poor widow put in two very small copper coins. 'I tell you the truth,' he said, 'this poor widow has put in more than all the others. All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.'" Luke 21:1-4

What about the widow's offering made it valuable?

Was it the proportion of what she gave compared to what she kept?

Was it the fact she gave all that she had?

Does that mean God expects me to donate all my proceeds to the church?

Does that mean God's not happy unless I give him all that I have?

Was it the proportion? Maybe. Jesus says: Out of her poverty she put in all she had to live on. It wasn't the amount that mattered, it was percentage that struck Jesus as noteworthy.

Was it the fact that it was everything? Maybe. Jesus does point this out. The truth is all that we have is given to us. If you follow every penny, every possession back to its root, you will discover God was the source. When we give money "back" to him, we are giving what is his. THINK ABOUT THIS. What if, before writing a single check, decided that every dollar you had in your bank account was already his. What if you began today to consider your bank account his? Live out of that for awhile and see what happens.

Are we supposed to give all our money to the church? No. But we should give some.

Is God not happy unless we give all that we have? LOOK: If God was waiting on us to make him happy, he's never going to be happy. The truth is WE WILL NEVER BE HAPPY as along as we hold on to our stuff. As long as our happiness is wrapped up in what we have and what we don't have, we'll never be happy.