Minister Calvin Watt

Good Morning Family,
Please read Mark 12:41-44 when you get a chance.

Let me start off by saying to you family that on this day, Jesus had just completed His teaching and sat in the area of the temple call the court of Women. As Jesus watched people place their offering into the temple treasury, He noticed a poor widow who put in two coins valued at less than a penny.

Mark 12:43-44
“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 all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything – all she had to live on.’”

This passage gives us a wonderful example of faith and how God must be the Lord of our finances – but the real message actually goes much deeper. You see family; though her gift was by far the smallest in monetary value, it was greatest in sacrifice

What I am saying to you family is that we have all been blessed in so many ways; and we are called to be good stewards, or managers, of all our blessings. As a good steward, we must present all we possess back to our Heavenly Father as an offering of love. Yes, this relates to our financial resources as well, but it also means we are to offer our gifts, abilities, talents, and time back to God through service and ministry to others. God created us (the complete package of who we are) for a purpose. We will need to spend good quality time with God to fully understand our purpose, but we can be absolutely sure that God has NOT blessed us so we can advance our own selfish agenda!

I want you to know family that every one of our blessings, no matter how small, are or should I say ought to be given so we can bless God in return. It’s no secret when I say to you that we often hold back from ministry opportunities because we feel our “offering” is insignificant. We feel inadequate to serve or unworthy to make a true contribution to the work of God’s Kingdom; but we need to understand family that God is never concerned with the magnitude of a gift. He is, and always has been, concerned and blessed by the condition of our hearts. (1 Samuel 15:22) says, “Does the Lord delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the voice of the Lord? To obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams” In other words family; how we give is much more important than what we give…..Somebody Say Amen!

Have you ever notice how quiet it gets in Church at offering time. I said that to say this: God does not need our money, time, ability, or anything we accomplish or produce. But He loves us dearly and desires to receive the complete love and devotion which is given with our offering. Jesus was blessed by a widow who gave from her heart, even though the actual gift carried very little earthly value.

In closing family, let me say this: If we want our service or ministry to have significance in the eyes of God, we must focus on the One to whom we are giving rather than on the value of the gift in the eyes of man. With our eyes focused, we must then give with all the love in our heart. If our heart is pure in the giving, God will receive our offering as a true blessing. There are no worthless or insignificant gifts when the gift is given from a pure heart. Amen, Amen and Amen. God Bless You All, Have A Great Godly day in the Lord.