Speaker 1: Most of us eat every day, some of us too
much because yesterday's food is not enough to supply energy
for today's needs. Why then, do some of us expect
yesterday's portion of heavenly manna, the word of God to
keep us through today's challenges. On this program, we are
going to change all of that. Let's experience God's words
today and receive the power we need to live healthy,
vibrant lives. Welcome to Your Daily Portion with your host,
author speaker, Elle David Harris.
Speaker 2: Good morning, good morning, Good morning. It is Sunday, September one,
twenty twenty four. Hello, my name is Elle David Harris.
I am your host, and this is your Daily Portion
where we give you God's word every single day, and
today is no exception. We are continuing in our Lesson
study series through the Book of Mark. Our caption for
today is two little Coins in the Offering, Two little
Coins in the Offering. We'll get into that in just
a miny, but first I'd like to say welcome to
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And so I'm asking you to just continue to do that,
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to hasten the coming of Jesus Christ. Let's pray, Father,
we thank you for your word, Make us holy, and
teach us to give like you give. In Jesus name,
I pray, Amen and Amen again. Now some people may
be confused by what I just said in my prayer.
I heard myself. I said, teach us to give like
you give, and you're like, well, nobody can give like God. Well,
of course we can. Of course, we can. In our
sphere or in the way that we live on planet Earth.
We can give like God gives. He said, be holy,
for I am holy. He said, be perfect, because I
the Lord thy God, am perfect. So he can give
us the ability to be like him. And you're like,
But Dave, that still falls woefully short. And now, well,
Jesus gave all for us. He gave all for us.
Can we give our all all? Right? I think you're
starting to get the clarity here. Of course we can.
We can give our all. And there was an example
of a woman. There was an example in the Bible,
a woman who gave her all to God. And in
the Bible Book of Mark, chapter twelve, we read beginning
at verse fourty one, and Jesus sat over against the treasury.
So he's sitting over and against the treasury, and behold
how the people cast money into the treasury. So they're
bringing all the tithe into the storehouse. So there will
be meet in mine house right, and offerings as well.
And so the Bible says, he's observing how this is going,
and many that were rich cast in much And I'm thinking, well,
that's a wonderful day. That's a beautiful day. Like if
you are in a fellowship, where's somebody where you're building,
you have a building project, like you need a new
facility in order to serve the community, Then praise God
like the people with a whole bunch of money. The
rich people are throwing in a lot of money. If
you have a community services arm in your ministry, and
hopefully you do, and the rich are throwing in a
lot of money, well that is a wonderful day. Like
now we can have more food and clothing. Now we
can provide shelter for people. Yes, isn't that a wonderful thing?
Like the felt needs of the people in the community
and even sometimes in the actual household of faith. Isn't
that a wonderful thing? What's wrong with that? What's wrong
with that? Verse forty two And there came a certain
poor widow. Oh oh wait a minute. Okay, So there
comes a poor widow. So she's poor, and she's a widow,
and she threw in two mites that's less than two
US pennies. Two mites. She puts in two mites, which
make a farthing. So whether if it's a penny, a
Jamaican penny, or a Jamaican dollar or a US penny.
She threw in two of that, which make a farthing,
and he called unto him his disciples. And so now
Jesus is doing what Jesus often did. He is observing
what is actually happening in his surroundings. And immediately now
it becomes a teaching tool. Do you observe what's happening
on your day to day movements and then use what
you see for the benefit of leading people closer to
what God is saying. Yes, this is what Jesus is saying. Now,
this is what he's doing. He called his disciples to
him and saith unto them. Verily, I sing unto you,
this poor widow hath cast more What wait a minute,
that's not an editing error. This poor widow hath cast
more in than all, not even just one of the
rich people. He said, this poor widow hath cast more
in than all they which have cast into the treasury. Oh,
that's confusing, Jesus, what are you talking about. You said,
rich people were putting in a lot, but this woman
only put in two little mites, which is less than
a Jamaican dollar and less than a US penny. Yes,
mm hmm, yep, she put in more than all of
them into the treasury. Well what does that mean, Jesus?
It says for all they did cast in of their abundance. See,
they gave in of their abundance because they were rich.
They put in the hundreds, the thousands, the tens of thousands,
the hundreds of thousands, the millions, the multimillions, the billions
with a b they were casting in that because they
had a lot. Okay, well, what's wrong with that? Is
he saying that there anything wrong with that? Well, I
don't hear that he's saying that there's something wrong with that.
But there is a contrast between giving of our abundance
because what she did, but she of her her want,
meaning her needs. But she of her needs did cast
in all that she had, even all her living. She
gave all brothers and sisters. This is a teaching moment,
a teachable moment. This woman, who didn't have a husband anymore,
who was also poor, gave all. Oh Lord, do I
give all? Do I give of my best to the Master?
Or do I just give? Do I just give because
I have a lot, or do I do I give
based on the overflow or do I give because I'm
highly blessed financially, or do I give because fill in
the blank? Here, this woman gave based on her needs,
and she gave all. And I think the Bible says
that my God will supply all of my need according
to his riches, to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
So now I think I'm starting to get a picture here.
So God is saying that there is a better way
to give, and it's not just out of the abundance
that God has blessed us with. And we thank God
when there is abundance, continue to give. But our mindset
needs to be all or nothing at all. Our mindset
needs to be that there was nothing too much that
God can ask of us, that we will not be
willing to give, and then indeed do give. We will
not ever put ourselves in a position that we have
to see our ability to give in order to give.
This woman was left with what she would see as nothing,
but she knew that she was giving to God. And therefore,
when she gives to God, the Bible says, or the
Bible teaches and principle, that it's a matter of the heart,
and so true giving comes from the heart. Sacrificial giving
holds inestimable value in the sight of God. God sees
beyond the surface appearances. He's not looking at the amount
and saying, because you gave a lot, then I will
honor you more. He's saying that when you give from
an honest heart, and you give your all from your heart,
than he will bless it. Trust in God's provision. He's
the one that gives us the ability to get wealth,
and so when we are giving to God, we're really
just returning what's his Give up your best to the Master.
Make it a great day, peace.
Speaker 1: Thanks for joining us listening. Friends. Always remember we cannot
live by bread alone, but by every word that comes
from the mouth of God. This has been your daily
portion with el David Harris. Make it a great day. Yeah,