My dear brothers and sisters, of FaithLine: “Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury, and He saw also a certain poor widow putting in two mites. So He said, “Truly I say to you that THIS POOR WIDOW HAS PUT IN MORE THAN ALL; for all these out of their abundance have put in offerings for God, but SHE OUT OF HER POVERTY PUT IN ALL THE LIVELIHOOD THAT SHE HAD.” (Luke 21:1-4) Now we know the people of Israel did not respect Jesus so, when I read these scriptures this morning it made me think of a story I read about a king that was coming to visit a certain land. The people in the land were so excited that a king would grace their little village with his presence. They said they wanted to honor him and decided to do so by giving him the best of their wine. Every person was to bring one cup of their best wine from home and they would all put it in one big pot, and when the king came he would taste the best wine from all the people. One person thought if everyone else is bringing their best then I could bring water, it won’t make a bit of difference with hundreds of others bringing their best. When the king arrived and tasted the wine, he discovered that it was all water. That is how God’s chosen people treated Jesus.LET’S MAKE VERY SURE THAT WE GIVE OUR BEST TO JESUS.
“Because YOUR LOVINGKINDNESS IS BETTER THAN LIFE, My lips shall praise You. Thus I WILL BLESS YOU WHILE I LIVE; I will lift up my hands in Your name.” (Psa. 63:3-4) “Give to the LORD, Give to the LORD glory and strength. Give to the LORD THE GLORY DUE HIS NAME; Bring an offering, and come before Him. Oh, worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness!” (1 Chron. 16:28-29)
LET’S WORSHIP THE LORD IN THE BEAUTY OF HIS HOLINESS…
FaithLine, the bible says: “I WILL BLESS YOU WHILE I LIVE; I will lift up my hands in Your name.”
-Bill Stockham