Loving Israel! The verses for today are found in Luke 21:1-4:
1LOOKING UP, [Jesus] saw the rich people putting their gifts into the treasury.2And He saw also a poor widow putting in two mites (copper coins).3And He said, Truly I say to you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them;4For they all gave out of their abundance (their surplus); but she has contributed out of her lack and her want, putting in all that she had on which to live.
Notice that Jesus said that the widow had put in MORE than anyone else that had put their gifts in the treasury. Do you think the AMOUNT she gave was more? NO! They were RICH and she was POOR! What she did give was a larger PERCENTAGE of what she had! She gave 100% of all that she had. They simply gave of their surplus. That means they gave God what they had left over after they did what they wanted with their ABUNDANCE! This example is what the Lord used when He instructed the Pastor of the Spoken Word Church to encourage the congregation to get involved in PERCENTAGE giving. Once you tithe your tithe, then let your offerings above the tithe be based on a percentage of your income. That way you will always be giving consistently no matter what the AMOUNT! That's what the Lord is really looking at! Why? Because our giving reveals our heart. (Luke 12:34)
Shalom in Him!
