The Character of Jesus - SELF-SACRIFICING

Read Mark 12:41-44.

"...for they all put out of their surplus, but she, out of her poverty, put in all she owned, all she had to live on." (v. 44)

Jesus observed who gave, why they gave and how they gave. He saw the widow, who gave until she had no more to give, as the model to follow. Jesus in fact followed this model Himself in giving His blood for our salvation.

I need to be self-sacrificing and give my time to God--to my children and to other people who need it. Open my eyes to see the needs, Lord.

(1/22/99)