Be Still And Know

Luke 21:3-4 NLT “I tell you the truth,” Jesus said, “this poor widow has given more than all the rest of them. For they have given a tiny part of their surplus, but she, poor as she is, has given everything she has.” “You can only do your best” is a popular phrase we regularly use to encourage others. It suggests that so long as we put everything we have into whatever it is that is asked of us, that is sufficient. It addresses attitude, and it is always attitude that interests God. It is not the external reality but the internal heart that God considers. This widow quietly made her way to the temple and contributed the smallest amount to the offering; yet for her it was everything she had – something God acknowledged and applauded. This gift was not given under duress nor from any sense of obligation, but from a willing heart that knew the reality of God. UK households are in debt at historic levels of an average of £15,385 owed to credit card firms, banks and other lenders, a combined total of £428bn. If we