Your Everything?

Prayer: Father, You know my circumstance.  You know everything I am feeling, thinking and experiencing.  For the eyes of the LORD are on the righteous.  Your ear is attentive to our cry.  For I am not exempt from many troubles, but by the blood of Jesus Christ, You deliver me from all of my troubles.  Whether I see or feel it, or not.  I know my God is not a man that He should lie, and I claim the Truth in Your Promises above everything I feel or see.  I call on you LORD and You hear me and meet the need.  To experience this time after time is never less than amazing.  You know exactly what I need every time.  What a mighty God we serve.  You are Strength, this is Your Name.  Like David called out to You, "O my Strength;" I call out to You.  My loving God.  Thank You for going before me.  Thank You for being my shield.  In Your might, let it be known that God rules (Psalm 59,34)!

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JESUS' MINISTRY IN JERUSALEM

Mark 12:41-44 (NIV)

The Widow's Offering

⁴¹Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts. ⁴²But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a fraction of a penny.
⁴³Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, "I tell you the truth, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. ⁴⁴They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything—all she had to live on."

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In the LORD's eyes , this poor widow gave more than all the others put together, although her gift was by far the smallest.  The value of a gift is not determined by its amount but by the spirit in which it is given.  A gift given grudgingly or for recognition loses its value.  When you give, remember that gifts of any size are pleasing to God when they are given out of gratitude and a spirit of generosity.

We offer God way more than money; so don't just think in terms of how much money you give in tithes and offerings.  We're called to offer/surrender our time, our hearts, our words, our minds, our LIVES completely.  What spirit are you offering up anything to God?  Is it a willing spirit?  Or is it grudgingly?  Is it only because you have to?  Or is it because you desire to?  Do you give to be recognized?  Or so you won't be labeled as "robbing God" or selfish?  Or do you give, simply to honor God for loving You?


I can ask a million questions to get you to think, but I believe you get the point.  Let's take the time today and this weekend to truly search the reasons by which we give.  And then have a conversation with God, so that He can see you through the area(s) of correction.  No matter how generous we feel we are, there is at least one area that we haven't totally surrendered to God.  Maybe it's simply about asking God to reveal this area to you.  Let's be a people of continued, steady development and increase in our faith.

In Jesus' Name.  Amen (IT IS DONE)!