In Luke 21:1-4, we read about a widow who gave her all and the Lord Jesus was very impressed with her. He said she gave more than others even though what she gave was not as much as theirs.

Many people, when they want to be miserly, will take that story and say, "This is my widows mite". They are deceiving themselves because I will tell them, firstly, you are not a widow. Secondly, you are not giving your all. It is when you have given your all that you can use that example.

When you bring something to God that costs you nothing, it holds little value in His sight. In fact, sometimes, He sees peoples offerings and feels insulted. He knows how much He gave to them, yet when they bring an offering, they bring it to Him as though He were a beggar. No wonder God ignores the offerings of many. David's statement in 2 Samuel 24:24 where he said he would never give to God what cost him nothing should be one of our watchwords whenever we want to give to God.

Psalms 126:5-6 says:
“They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.”

When taking your seed to God, check it: can it be described as a precious seed? It is those who go with what amounts to a precious seed who will doubtless come again rejoicing. Proverbs 11:25 says it is the liberal soul that will be made fat, not the miserly one. It is with what measure you sow that your harvest will come. 2 Corinthians 9:6 says:
“But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.”

Don’t give unto God what will cost you nothing. You can decide the volume of your harvest by the size of what you sow.
Written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye.

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1. In Luke 21:1-4, we read about a widow who gave her all and the Lord Jesus was very impressed with her. He said she gave more than others even though what she gave was not as much as theirs. Many people, when they want to be miserly, will take that story and say, "This is my widows mite". They are deceiving themselves because I will tell them, firstly, you are not a widow. Secondly, you are not giving your all. It is when you have given your all that you can use that example. When you bring something to God that costs you nothing, it holds little value in His sight. In fact, sometimes, He sees peoples offerings and feels insulted. He knows how much He gave to them, yet when they bring an offering, they bring it to Him as though He were a beggar. No wonder God ignores the offerings of many. David's statement in 2 Samuel 24:24 where he said he would never give to God what cost him nothing should be one of our watchwords whenever we want to give to God.

2. When taking your seed to God, check it: can it be described as a precious seed? It is those who go with what amounts to a precious seed who will doubtless come again rejoicing. Proverbs 11:25 says it is the liberal soul that will be made fat, not the miserly one. It is with what measure you sow that your harvest will come. 2 Corinthians 9:6 says: “But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.” Don’t give unto God what will cost you nothing. You can decide the volume of your harvest by the size of what you sow. Written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye.

1. Jesus Christ never taught His followers to bring anything to God though, so where does this idea of bringing things to God come from since it does not belong in the Gospel as taught by Jesus Christ? The woman described in Luke 21:1-4 is described to have put her gift into the offering box in the temple. God is not the offering box in the temple nor does God receive what is put in the offering box. So why insist instead that the giving was to God?

1. Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the offering box,
2 and he saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins.
3 And he said, “Truly, I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them.
4 For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.” - Luke 21 vs 1 - 4

What God instead asked His people for, even those of the Old Covenant, is obedience to His teachings and laws— the only thing you can give to God, obedience. Even David knew this!

2. God does not ask anyone for seeds. Jesus Christ never asked anyone of His followers to plant seeds on His behalf. You plant in vain when the one you claim to plant seeds for never asked you to plant anything on His behalf. All He asked of His followers is that they live their lives in continuous trust and obedience to His teachings and commandments— the only way to honor God is to trust and obey His Law—, all other ideas are foolishness and yield no fruits to His pleasure.