Monday, August 27, 2007

Giving Out of Poverty

At the Compassion and Justice conference I attended in Dallas this last week one of the speakers Jack Jezreel of www.justcompassion.org said that there are more references in the Gospels to money than to salvation -- I need to take a look -- heres one such scripture I came across today...

Matthew 14:41-44.
Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts. 42But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a fraction of a penny.

43Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, "I tell you the truth, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. 44They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything—all she had to live on."

Hmmmm what does this scripture say to me? How can I live more like the poor widow?

Thoughts? Opinions?

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