Saturday's Scripture Story
The Widow's Mite
Luke 21:1-4
1 As Jesus looked up, he saw the rich putting their gifts into the temple treasury. 2 He also saw a poor widow put in two very small copper coins. 3 “Truly I tell you,” he said, “this poor widow has put in more than all the others. 4 All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.”
Pondering Point
In this story from God's word, it is interesting to find out that the Widow's Mite encounter follows Jesus talking about the Pharisees mistreating widows by robbing them of their houses.
What you don't find is this: Excuses from the widow.
The widow does not allow poor (ungodly) human treatment toward her as an excuse to quit trusting God Himself. In the midst of having almost nothing – possibly because she's been mistreated – she continues to trust God for her needs and chooses not to hold onto the one small thing that might help her when "no one else is".
God may not provide for us in the most well-known or expected ways, but He will always provide. The Apostle Paul lived by this mindset as he served in the name of our Lord Jesus:
Philippians 4:11b-13
I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances.
I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have
plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and
every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in
plenty or in want. I can do all this through him who gives me
strength.