Thursday January 30th, 2025
« But the king replied to Araunah, “No, I insist on buying it, for I will not present burnt offerings to the LORD my God that have cost me nothing.” So David paid him fifty pieces of silver for the threshing floor and the oxen »
Read Luke 21:1-4NLT
1 While Jesus was in the Temple, He watched the rich people dropping their gifts in the collection box.
2 Then a poor widow came by and dropped in two small coins.
3 “I tell you the truth,” Jesus said, “this poor widow has given more than all the rest of them.
4 For they have given a tiny part of their surplus, but she, poor as she is, has given everything she has.”
In our Bible text for today, we read about a widow who gave her all and the Lord Jesus was very impressed with her.
He said she gave more than others even though what she gave was not as much as theirs.
Many people, when they want to be miserly, will take that story and say, This is my widow’s mite.
They are deceiving themselves because I will tell them, firstly, you are not a widow.
Secondly, you are not giving your all.
It is when you have given your all that you can use that example.
When you bring something to God that costs you nothing, it holds little value in His sight.
In fact, sometimes, He sees people’s offerings and feels insulted.
He knows how much He gave to them, yet when they bring an offering, they bring it to Him as though He were a beggar.
No wonder God ignores the offerings of many.
David’s statement in 2 Samuel 24:24 where he said he would never give to God what cost him nothing should be one of our watchwords whenever we want to give to God. Psalm 126:5-6 says
« Those who sow in tears shall reap in joy. He who continually goes forth weeping, bearing seed for sowing, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him »
When taking your seed to God, check it : can it be described as a ‘ precious seed ’?
It is those who go with what amounts to a ‘ precious seed’ who will doubtless come again rejoicing.
Proverbs 11:25 says it is the liberal soul that will be made fat, not the miserly one.
It is with what measure you sow that your harvest will come.
« Remember this saying, “A few seeds make a small harvest, but a lot of seeds make a big harvest.” »
Don’t give unto God what will cost you nothing.
You can decide the volume of your harvest by the size of what you sow.
Application – when you bring something to God that costs you nothing, it holds little value in His sight.
Author – Bishop Enoch Adejare Adeboye; General Overseer of the RCCG
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