And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said,
It is no coincidence that this passage comes right at the end of the previous
Luke 21:1-4 (KJV)
And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury.
And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites.
And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all:
For all these have of their abundance cast in unto the offerings of God: but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had.
There is a disparity between
- How the wealthy view offerings
- How the poor view offerings
and
- How Jesus views offerings
Indeed, the disparity reaches even to those of us who believe we have the mind of Christ. We would claim to believe the widow’s gift was of greater value spiritually than the wealthy person’s offerings – but we would be thankful for those rich offerings too.
After all, how could the house of God have afforded those goodly stones and gifts it was adorned with had there not been some rich men casting in their gifts?
- We’re thankful for the little gifts of those in poverty but
- We depend upon the lavish gifts of the rich
At least that’s true if we want a nice place to worship.
Do I have an answer for this disparity? I do not. There are some things in this Christian life I believe remain a struggle because of the war between the flesh and the Spirit.
But we must confront it if we ever hope to have a heart that is truly after God.
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