1.12.2009
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What does it look like to give? I'm not talking crappy Christmas presents, birthday gifts or any of that nonsense- I'm talking REALLY give. To give of ourselves from a depth that is down so far inside of us that everyone around knows our heart.
And I'm not talking money. God provides. God convicts the heart. God will make sure money comes. I'm talking of our heart, love and soul- for people. I watched as this woman in Mark 12 gave her offering (I know it's a money illustration, but the principle is universal). Look at what Jesus says here about the gift she brings... about how she gives and the state of what she's bringing to God:
41 Jesus 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. 42 But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a fraction of a penny.
43 Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, "I tell you the truth, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. 44 They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything—all she had to live on."
When we give everything we have- mind, heart, soul, possessions, leadership, influence, and the list goes on. God will move. You can count on it.