DAILY READINGS: 2 Samuel 8-9; Habakkuk 1; Romans 14:19 to 15:13
For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living. Mark 12:44
Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold…but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot. 1 Peter 1:18, 19
The currency of heaven is not silver and gold, but willingness of heart. This poor widow cast into the treasury a tiny amount, but because of her willing heart, in heaven’s view she put in more than anyone else. Silver and gold would not redeem us, but with a willing heart the Lord Jesus shed His precious blood and gave Himself for us. Now in the same vein, we can be rich with heaven’s currency by being willing to do His will. —Tom Steere
O Thou great all-gracious Shepherd, shedding for us Thy life’s blood,
Unto shame and death delivered, all to bring us nigh to God!—C. A. Wellesley