The Widow's Offering
Scripture
Mark 12:41-44
Luke 21:1-4
Commentary
The widow's offering or the widow's mite as this
story is sometimes known is an example of sacrificial giving.
Although it is a very small amount that is given, it is not
given out of the extra money that is left over at the end of the
month the way most give. Instead, the widow makes a
sacrifice of the money that she had to live on to support the
temple.
Most people today do not give sacrificially nor
did they in Jesus' time. While most Christians do not even
tithe ten percent, the truth is that most people can afford to
give ten percent of their income without having to cut out
necessities. Such giving may cause a cut in luxuries but
few people give to the church while worrying how to eat the
following day. The widow's offering is an example of
someone who trusts God to provide for all of their needs no
matter what.
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