One humorous story is told of a rich man who died and at his funeral someone asked..."how much did he leave behind?" A pastor chimed in and said..."I believe he left it all!"
In complete contrast we can learn much about stewardship and the attachments with the story of the widow's mite...
"As he looked up, Jesus saw the rich putting their gifts into the temple treasury. He also saw a poor widow put in two very small copper coins. "I tell you the truth," 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 issue has never been amount but faithfulness. In this case, the woman was willing to give all. A little amount of "all" is far greater than "a small part" of much. I have been amazed in ministry of those with little who gave the most. Is this not another case of richness in the Kingdom defying the way we think of wealth?
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