I have preached and taught on this text before, usually on the subject of stewardship. I, along with other pastors, often talk about the importance of the percentage that you give rather than the dollar amount. We talk about giving sacrificially and not just out of your abundance. And I think these are all true and valid points.He looked up and saw rich people putting their gifts into the treasury; he also saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins. He said, "Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them; for all of them have contributed our of their abundance, but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on."
But I noticed something different in the text today. The text tells us that the widow gave all that she had. It wasn't just a large percentage; it wasn't just a big sacrifice; she gave everything. And in the end, that is what Jesus Christ offered to us on Good Friday and what he asks from us in return...all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength. All. Are we willing to give as Jesus did?
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