Luke
\n21 \u2013 22<\/p>\n
Verse 21:3 & 4 talk about the widow\u2019s mite:<\/p>\n
3\u00a0<\/sup><\/b>I\u2019m This is often used to guilt people into giving more. I have For space reasons I am not going to print out verses 21:16 Verse 22:22 is one of the most import verses when it comes \u00a0<\/sup><\/b>As it has Most versions don\u2019t highlight this but the Voice did. Think Verse 22:27 talks about the change in perspective needed to Who is greater right here as we eat Jesus did not come to rule over us, but to serve us. That is \u00a0 Name=“Bodyh\ufffd|rI\ufffd<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Luke 21 \u2013 22 Verse 21:3 & 4 talk about the widow\u2019s mite: 3\u00a0I\u2019m telling you the truth, this poor widow has made a bigger contribution than all of those rich fellows.\u00a04\u00a0They\u2019re just giving from their surplus, but she is giving from her poverty\u2014she\u2019s giving all she has to give. This is often used to … Continue reading “Two Critical Messages: Giving and Serving”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/emailsfromdad.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1629"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/emailsfromdad.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/emailsfromdad.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/emailsfromdad.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/emailsfromdad.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1629"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/emailsfromdad.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1629\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/emailsfromdad.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1629"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/emailsfromdad.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1629"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/emailsfromdad.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1629"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\ntelling you the truth, this poor widow has made a bigger contribution than all
\nof those rich fellows.\u00a04\u00a0<\/sup><\/b>They\u2019re just giving from
\ntheir surplus, but she is giving from her poverty\u2014she\u2019s giving all she has to
\ngive.<\/p>\n
\nheard it more than once from the pulpit used in this manner. It\u2019s never said,
\ngive us all you got, but it is implied. The point is not the giving but the
\nheart, we are to give and not worry about what it costs us if we have faith God
\nwill provide. <\/p>\n
\nand 18 and ask about the contradiction. Verse 18 says not a single hair will be
\nharmed yet we just read in 16 that some may die. That is a problem and I am not
\nsure I understand why this is the case. Verse 19 also says \u201cby enduring all
\nthese things\u201d tells us that harm may come, but the end ties it up in making
\nsure we understand that the \u201cno harm\u201d was not for now, but in the afterlife.<\/p>\n
\nto giving:<\/p>\n
\nbeen determined, the Son of Man,\u00a0that first fruit of a new generation
\nof humanity,<\/i>\u00a0must be betrayed, but how pitiful it will be for the
\nperson who betrays Him.<\/p>\n
\nabout God asking for our first fruits and the examples He has used over time.
\nThe most difficult one was Abraham being asked to sacrifice his first born son
\nof Sarah, Isaac. But rarely do we look at God\u2019s own example of giving His first
\nborn, Jesus. This is the ultimate in showing mankind the importance of giving.
\nThe Voice added these words to clarify the meaning of the original text which
\nis an awesome image for showing us the importance of God\u2019s love and His
\ndirectives for our lives.<\/p>\n
\nreally follow Jesus:<\/p>\n
\nthis meal\u2014those of us who sit at the table, or those who serve us? Doesn\u2019t
\neveryone normally assume those who are served are greater than those who serve?
\nBut consider My role among you. I have been with you as a servant.<\/p>\n
\nthe way we should all live! Imagine how many marriages would still be whole if
\nboth parties severed one and other first. Imagine how many businesses would be
\nthriving if the CEO\u2019s served their employees and customers. Imagine how few
\n\u201cfamily feuds\u201d \u00a0there would be if
\neveryone had a servant mentality. This is the key point of Jesus\u2019 ministry is
\nto love others first and stop worrying about number 1.<\/p>\n