A Joyful, Generous Giver

            Have you had your Joy Juice today?  No matter how much or how little we have…we need to be willing to share!

            

            In Luke 21:1-4 we can learn a good lesson regarding our giving…even in tough times. 

"As Jesus looked up, he saw the rich putting their gifts into the temple treasury. He also saw a poor widow put in her two mites. "Truly I tell you," he said, "this poor widow has put in more than all the others. All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on."

             The lesson of the widow's mites is an enduring testament to the value of faith. This destitute widow had only a few small coins to her name, but she gave them selflessly as her donation. Jesus said that her modest gift was worth more than all the contributions of the wealthy, because her offering represented all that she had. This virtuous woman had demonstrated true Christian faith in God. She trusted Him to provide for her.

Do we have that kind of faith?  Or do we worry and fret over how we’re going to make ends meet or take care of our family?  As Matthew 6:33 says:

"Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things will be added unto you."

May we ask God to help us have a giving spirit and learn to give sacrificially…with joy.