Mark 12:43-44 (NASBStr)
Calling His disciples to Him, He said to them, “Truly I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all the contributors to the treasury; for they all put in out of their surplus, but she, out of her poverty, put in all she owned, all she had to live on.”
We tend to think that the wealthy and those in the highest positions, matter most in our society. They can give more, do more, impact more. Yet, Jesus, in one small observation, teaches the disciples so much more. In this passage we see that Jesus shows the disciples He doesn't value what is in the offering plate but what is in the heart. The heart can be bigger than the gift and often is. This poor widow had a heart bigger than all and yet a gift smaller than any. But, God is not looking at where the decimal point is in your gift but where your heart is pointing. The condition of our heart is open to God and He can see how and why we offer. Others are often looking at what we offer and if we offer. When we start offering from the heart God will see this and be glorified in the gift, whatever the size.
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