June 10, 2013 - Luke 21:1-4
1 1-4 Just then he looked up and saw the rich people dropping offerings in the collection plate. Then he saw a poor widow put in two pennies. He said, “The plain truth is that this widow has given by far the largest offering today. All these others made offerings that they’ll never miss; she gave extravagantly what she couldn’t afford—she gave her all!”
The widow is anonymous in the bible but her story of offering has been influencing thousands and ten thousands of God's people in offering their lives to Jesus. People offer but offering their remains while this widow offered her all even it was only two pennies. Two pennies meant nothing in people's eyes but is the most valuable gift to Jesus as she had given out of her gratitude and extravagantly.
My Master and dear friend Jesus, what can I offer to You? You do not demand my best but rather my all. You love me with all and I am demanded to love you with all my strength, my mind, my soul, and my heart. Loving Jesus and offering my all to You is the most wonderful privilege of my life. It's not something that is extra-ordinary or abnormal but rather this should be my most normal response to you. Not struggling with myself, arguing with you, grieving for my loss, but rather, rejoicing and passionately following your way everyday and for the days to come.
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