August 9, 2006
The Word August 9, 2006
The Widow Who Gave the Two Mites
Lesson One
Mark 12: 41-44 (King James Version)
“And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much. And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing. And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury: For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living.”
-There are a couple of powerful lessons that can be learned from this widow. The first is that God knows all and sees all that we do. In those days, they had offering similar to how we do it today. People would walk to the alter and give their offerings. As this widow walked to give what she had to give, I am sure that no one paid any attention to her. No one could have known that she was giving all that she had. The scripture states that she “cast in all that she had, even all her living.”
-However, there was one there that knew the power of what she had given, Jesus. He told his disciples how much she had really given. Jesus told us in Matthew 6:3-4, “But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.” The bible does not tell how the women was rewarded. Never the less, getting Jesus’ attention is reward enough. “Lord, please help me to give from a pure heart and in secret. Whatever you put in my heart to give.”
The Widow Who Gave the Two Mites
Lesson One
Mark 12: 41-44 (King James Version)
“And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much. And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing. And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury: For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living.”
-There are a couple of powerful lessons that can be learned from this widow. The first is that God knows all and sees all that we do. In those days, they had offering similar to how we do it today. People would walk to the alter and give their offerings. As this widow walked to give what she had to give, I am sure that no one paid any attention to her. No one could have known that she was giving all that she had. The scripture states that she “cast in all that she had, even all her living.”
-However, there was one there that knew the power of what she had given, Jesus. He told his disciples how much she had really given. Jesus told us in Matthew 6:3-4, “But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.” The bible does not tell how the women was rewarded. Never the less, getting Jesus’ attention is reward enough. “Lord, please help me to give from a pure heart and in secret. Whatever you put in my heart to give.”
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