I took all the twenty-dollar bills out of my wallet yesterday morning — nine of them. And slipped them into the offering plate as I passed it on to the person sitting beside me.

Why?

Because that’s what I decided to do before I knew for sure how many I had in there.

Because the collection was for a Mexico mission work near and dear to my heart.

Because God is entitled to at least some of my money.

Because I think I should give at least 10% of my income.

Now this morning I read about the rich guys who gave generously but not sacrificially. And about the poor widow who didn’t have much to give . . . because she didn’t have much, period.

Yet Jesus said she gave more than they all.

“For all these have of their abundance cast in unto the offerings of God: but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had” (4).

Why . . . did the rich men give?

Why . . . did the poor widow give so “recklessly” and sacificially?

How could she do that?!

from Luke 21:8

A little bit more from Luke 21: Why?!