Mark 12 GW
A Widow’s Contribution
41 As Jesus sat facing the temple offering box, he watched how much money people put into it. Many rich people put in large amounts. 42 A poor widow dropped in two small coins, worth less than a cent.
43 He called his disciples and said to them, “I can guarantee this truth: This poor widow has given more than all the others. 44 All of them have given what they could spare. But she, in her poverty, has given everything she had to live on.”
unsafe says -----This is a Powerful story in my view as it involves Tithing and Offerings and Giving and Faith and Trusting in God's Promise to Provide for us all we need -----This is a very hard and daunting Trust here for people to swallow ------Fear of not having enough for oneself after the giving plays a big part in this scripture -----
unsafe says -----This woman had great faith and trust in God to look after her when she gave all she had -- she believed who Jesus was and that He would not see her destitute -----that does not come to us easy today ----it is very hard to put one's Faith and Trust now in an unseen God who says in His word that He will supply all our needs ------when your living paycheck to paycheck -----
But the fact is that doesn't change what God says in His word about Giving ------God still asks His Children to believe and trust in His Word today about Giving to God what is God's and Giving to ourselves what we need to survive ------It is not the amount we give I personally don't think today but is our attitude towards the Giving that is important -----
Some people give but their heart is not in their giving ---they give because they feel they have to not because they want to give freely ----their Heats are not with God ----
Anyone who's Heart is Dedicated to Jesus Christ and His Word cannot help but give Generously to God--- they will freely give what they can to Help God's Kingdom to Grow and Expand and Gives God Glory -----and that is what giving Financially and in other ways does ----
As our Faith and Trust in God and His Word grows and we see that our giving doesn't leave us strapped in this life it becomes easier to give with a joyful Heart --- the Fear of not enough to see us through disappears and we become like the Widow's Mite -----fully trusting in God to provide our needs ------
The Bible says God's word is Alive and Active and it says also that His Word will not return Void -------so we either trust and have Faith in that or we don't ------But there is one thing for sure if we don't put the word to the test we will never know if it does work -----
And God in this scripture says ------Test Me ------unsafe posting from Malachi -----giving us a dare here ------
Malachi 3:10 (AMP)
10 Bring all the tithes (the tenth) into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house,
and test Me now in this,” says the Lord of hosts, “if I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you [so great] a blessing until there is no more room to receive it.
There are many scriptures on Giving posting from Luke here ------All credit goes to the Holy Spirit for this post
