Pro
11:26 “The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he
that watereth shall be watered also himself.”
“The poorest person has it in his power to
make his offering/s as acceptable to the Lord, by simplest of intention, and
pure affection, as the millions given by the affluent.” The value of what is
giving is not determined by its economic root but rather by the source it truly
originated from, the heart! Consider, the most generous financial gift mentioned
in scripture had little to almost zero monetary value “The Widow’s Mite” (Mk 12:41-44). What she gave was the smallest
coins used by the Jews at the time, amounting to possibly one cent. Yet when measured
by the Lord, there’s not enough zeroes on a calculator to add up it’s value
eternally. Because the Lord considers the motive. In other words, the “widow
lady” forfeited the temporal value to herself in exchange for the eternal value
to God. It was sacrificial and humbling, which is the basis for faith (sacrificial, humbling, obedience). Sacrificial
given goes beyond tithe/money, and involves one’s investment in the eternal.
One can be just as broke as the “widow lady” when it comes to compassion, time
and servitude. While one’s tithe is not truly open for discussion, for it’s a
commandment (attitude/opinion irrelevant). Giving in all spiritual aspects above
and beyond what worldly opinion and the heart understands, is a gift as
priceless as the “widows” when given from the same source; an eternally
motivated heart!
Sacrifice is giving up something that matters
for something that matters more!
HSAY… Todd
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