Thoughts on Stewardship by Rodney Howard-Browne

Author:Rodney Howard-Browne
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Religion, Stewardship & Giving, Christian Life, Christian Stewardship, Prosperity
ISBN: 9781884662027
Publisher: Albury Publishing
Published: 1995-03-31T22:00:00+00:00

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GIVING OUT OF YOUR NEED WILL BRING A BREAKTHROUGH

And He (Jesus) sat down opposite the treasury and saw how the crowd was casting money into the treasury. Many rich [people] were throwing in large sums...Truly and surely I tell you, this widow, [she who is] poverty-stricken, has put in more than all those contributing to the treasury.

Mark 12:41,43b

In the days of Jesus there were no checks with which to pay the tithe, so people would bring their bags of money to the treasury. The wealthy would take longer in their giving. Everyone would know how much each person gave. Let's say it took two or three minutes to get one guy out of the way. Maybe he was the head of a large corporation— Abraham and Sons. It would take him longer to give his money than it would someone coming with a little bit. People could actually watch how much time people took over their giving. Jesus was doing just that. He was watching what each person gave. How would you feel if Jesus Christ Himself was standing in front of you as you gave your offering? You would probably come with a different attitude, wouldn't you?

The Scripture goes on to say,

And a widow who was poverty-stricken came and put in two copper mites [the smallest of coins], which together make half of a cent.

Mark 12:42

She didn't put in $100 or $500 or $1,000 or $5,000. She put in half of a cent—a half-penny. But Jesus saw it It probably didn't go clang-clang-clang against the other coins. It probably just went tinkle-tinkle.

And He called His disciples [to Him] and said to them, Truly and surely I tell you, this widow, [she who is] poverty-stricken, has put in more than all those contributing to the treasury.

For they all threw in out of their abundance; but she, out of her deep poverty, has put in everything that she had—[even] all she had on which to live.

Mark 12:43,44

Jesus said, "She has put in more than the others have put in." In the natural, the widow woman had probably given the smallest amount. But God isn't looking at the amount that you give, He looks at your heart. It is the attitude in which you give that has a direct correlation to what you receive.

Mix Faith With Your Giving

If you don't mix faith with your giving, God won't accept your money. God wants you because when He has you, He has your money as well. He has everything that you are. As believers, it is important that we see this. I don't believe we can discriminate between someone who gives a large amount and someone else who can only put a quarter or a dollar into the offering. The issue isn't how much a person gives. There are people who could give $10,000 and not miss it because God has blessed them with an abundance. Those people rejoice and give out of their overflow. But the widow woman wasn't giving out of her savings or her nest egg.

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