"His Voice Today"
December 20
🔸️ God supports pious widows! 🔸️
I met a young poor widow whose husband was hacked to death for preaching the gospel in Northern India. Her testimony moved my heart! The widow with her small children, shouted, "I want to raise a congregation in the same place where my husband's blood was shed! That is my prayer!!" She proclaimed. The sister's tears were truly "tears of conquest."
Our Lord is the God to widows and fatherless. When Lord Jesus taught about "prayer" through a parable, He compared us to "a widow" who went to an unjust judge for protection from her adversary. This widow stubbornly begged and received her protection!
In the same way, Jesus publicly praised a widow who had offered for God two coins while others considered it as "small amount"! The contribution that poor widow gave was the most expensive gift, because she had put in all the money that she had to pay for the things she needed! The lesson we learn from this parable is that Jesus sees "every little sacrifice" we offer for Him!
That too, especially in the midst of our sufferings and tears, Jesus sees the sacrificial offerings with ecstasy!!
When speaks of pious widows, the Bible refers them as "those who wash the feet of the holy people"
(1Timothy 5:10).
That is, she will please the hearts of God's people with her ministry!
How did this widow bring joy to God and God's people? The secret is that she put her burdens, worries and tears at the Lord's feet firstly!!
Prayer:
Our Heavenly Father! Those who have tasted Your love, will love others with divine love! May that divine love fills us and the widowed sisters! In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.
Author:
Brother Zac Poonen
Translated version of the Tamil "Family Meditation Book".
From:-
https://t.me/hisvoicetoday
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