Jesus Christ

One day Jesus sat by the treasury watching people pay their tithing. The wealthy came and donated large amounts of money and many were probably impressed by the size of their donations. However, the person who attracted the Savior’s attention was not the wealthy with their large donations, but a widow with very little money, who donated only two mites, a very small amount of money. He was so impressed by her he called his disciples over to see her. He told them the others had donated, but she had given everything and that in reality, she had given far more than the wealthy had. Read the story of the widow’s mite in the Bible. When God places a value on what we have given, he looks at how much it really cost us to give it. A fair tithe, which constitutes ten percent according to the Bible, is a larger sacrifice for the poor than for the rich. For that reason, God provides greater blessings to those who make the greatest sacrifices. The Bible teaches: Bring... Read the rest of this entry »