Giving Everything
The Christian life is not about religion or rituals. It is a relationship with Jesus. I know most of us have heard this before. However, have we really given ourselves fully to that relationship so that we have a close, intimate relationship with Jesus? Yes, I use that word "intimate" on purpose. After all the Bible says that marriage is a picture of what our relationship with Jesus should be. We are to be married to Jesus. We are to be one with Him, just like a husband and wife give themselves to each other and become one. We are to give our all to Jesus every day. I believe Jesus was making this point when He saw a very poor widow putting her offering in the box at the Temple, and He commended her highly over the others who were giving. (Mark 12:44) "For they gave a tiny part of their surplus, but she, poor as she is, has given everything she had to live on." I know Jesus was talking about the two mites she gave, but I think the lesson is much more than a lesson ...