Wednesday May 22, 2013

[Pheonix28]

And he sat down opposite the treasury and watched the people putting money into the offering box. Many rich people put in large sums. And a poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which make a penny. And he called his disciples to him and said to them, “Truly, I say to you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the offering box. For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, all she had to live on.”

Mark 12:41–44 ESV


There is so much in these 3 verses, one could easily do an entire sermon series on this.

We should try to live our lives as this widow did in these verses. She gave everything. She didn't give what was comfortable (out of her abundance) but all that she had.

We, as followers of Christ, are called to give all that we have. This doesn't necessarily mean financially or materially, although it could. We are called to die, to take up our cross daily.

Jesus encountered many people that wanted to follow Him. However when He told them what it would cost (everything) they walked away with their heads down. Don't let us be like those men. Let us be like the widow who gave all she had.

 

[DeadManReedeemed]

I gotta learn to do this myself.