[The Glory Unveiled]
Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. ( Mark 12:43 )
Jesus was the physical representation of heaven on earth in His earthly days. He was on earth as the envoy of heaven. Whatever he said about a matter is what heaven says and whatever he approves is what heaven approves. It is interesting that the perspective of heaven and the assessment of earth are divergent. The story of the poor widow teaches us that we should look for the one thing that heaven will recognize and do it or give it. Many people came out to put money into the treasury but in the lens of heaven none were captured, except the old widow. This will draw our attention to enquiring of how heaven measures. What is the instrument of measurement? How does heaven recognize substance? Heaven measures from the state of the heart. And what comes from the heart is what we truly give. The others who gave into the treasury of the church gave because they had excess but the poor widow gave because that was all she had; that’s from her heart. Like the poor widow, let us learn to give from our hearts rather than out of our abundance. And let us do what heaven recognizes and not what men will applaud.
Prayer_Bead: Father in heaven, thank you for teaching me to give from my heart. Thank you for your grace that leads me into pleasant places.
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