Word for the Day December 19
By: Evang. Cascille Hammack
The Lord poured out bountiful blessings to His people as we fed and ministered
to over 200 homeless people yesterday at our Christmas Outreach for the homeless. We thank God for His outpouring
of love and provision for His people who are homeless this Christmas. Thank you to everyone who was used by Him to give
to them. I will post the website link of photos from this outreach soon on www.worldfaithoutreach.com "Calling His disciples
to Him, Jesus said, 'I tell you the truth, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. They
gave out of their wealth; but she out of her poverty, put in everything - all she had to live on." Mark 12:43,44
Jesus was watching the crowd in the temple
as they gave money. Many wealthy people put in large amounts but a poor widow put in two copper coins, worth only a
fraction of a penny. Jesus said she put more in than everyone. God measures giving not by the amount but by the
amount of sacrifice involved in the giving and by the amount of love. The rich gave and it involved no sacrifice but
the widow gave as much as she possibly could. Jesus said she gave more than everyone. I will never forget the
poor widow (who is rich in God's eyesight) I was ministering to several months ago. I was ministering to and
feeding the homeless and needy. One day she gave me an offering of $10 to the ministry which I sewed
to increase His work. This was the greatest gift we have ever received and I know God honored her gift of love
to His ministry. This was a huge amount for her. Her love for God moved me to tears. Her treasures are stored
in heaven and they are great. God had given me this scripture for her earlier that day, "Now he who supplies
seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your
righteousness." 2 Cor. 9:10 For those who have the heart to give, He supplies the means to do so and with it a
blessing.
This sacrifice of giving applies to all of our service to Him.
He judges our work and ministry not by the size or influence but by the amount of real sacrifice it costs, and by the love
and faith involved. He sees the level of each persons sacrifice to serve. He measures the gift of our service
to Him with true measurement and He knows what it costs. We are to serve as He did and in the same manner. When the
dispute arose among Jesus' disciples as to who was greatest, He said, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it
over them; and those who exercise authority over them call themselves Benefactors. But you are not to be like that. Instead,
the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who rules like the one who serves. For who is greater,
the one who is at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who is at the table? But I am among you as one who serves."
Luke 22:25-27 And more important than what we do for God is what we are in spirit before Him. Giving to Him will
come as the natural fruit of abiding in Him. He knows the true measure of all of our giving. "...The
LORD does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart."
1 Sam. 16:7