give and you will receive
you will be given much
pressed down shaken together and
running over it will spill into your lap
the way you give to others is the way
God will give to you Luke 6:38
the widow gave her last...her all
two copper coins
leaving nothing to sustain
nothing on which to live
Jesus was watching
others came giving that amount
multiplied over
and over and over
yet none gave as she gave
she gave sacrificially
she gave to the very last
she gave
and Jesus was watching
He said she had given
so much more than those
giving much...
for they gave little out of much
while she gave much out of little
she had given her all
and Jesus was watching
my heart cannot help but question...
she gave her all
she gave everything
she left having been blessed
in the eyes of Jesus
but then what happened?
was she blessed in the material
so as to have food to eat?
clothes to wear?
a place to call home?
were blessings tangible to touch
running over into her lap?
or were the blessings in the
realm of the unseen...
blessings of the heart
blessings woven
intricate
exquisite
patterns
all throughout the heart
blessings painted with colors
shimmering
splashing
illuminating even
shadows of heartache
blessings bringing everlasting joy
to her heart forever
perhaps this is the blessing?
the gift?
joy unspeakable?
for what more could the
heart grateful need than
joy in any and every circumstance
whether in plenty or in want
contentment sweet
wrapped in a blanket
interlaced with His love
so whether the widow
received blessings to be seen
or blessings to be unseen
she was blessed...
because she gave
Jesus watches always
He sees all
He knows all
and the giving heart
will be blessed
We are always blessed in the unseen when we give with a grateful, obedient heart and often in the seen, material world in ways that could only be explained as miraculous. Love you!
ReplyDeleteJesus sees it all and smiles, the blessings will come now and eternally. Thanks for your post
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