Good morning ladies,
The word of the day is “exiguous.” I really enjoy this passage because it is at
the end of a chapter filled with stories of JC and all of the big dawgs of the
day. Right now, we are in the middle of
election season, and I continue to see and hear politicians give their
opponents beat-downs; it seems that the better a candidate can slander his or
her opposition, the more they feel it will help their own campaign. Well, the Pharisees figured that if they could
slander JC enough, or give him enough hard situations, that he would eventually
slip up. The verses here are following
Jesus having to deal with the Pharisees.
As he taught, Jesus said, “Watch out for the
teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing robes and be greeted
with respect in the marketplaces, and have the most important seats in the
synagogues and the places of honor at banquets. They devour widows’ houses
and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will be punished most severely.” ~Mk 12:38-40
My question is: what are the things that you give to God in
your life? Does he get the best, or what
is left over, or even nothing at all?
Although this woman in the above passage gave out of her exiguous
status, what she gave was much more than all of those rich guys put together. While the Pharisees and other teachers of law
were busy in their own self-righteousness and trying to catch Jesus in some
kind of lie, this woman humbly brought everything she had and gave it to God. My prayer is that you take the lead from this
woman, and think of one place in your life where you could maybe give God just
a bit more.
Praying for you,
mo
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