One day, the Lord Jesus stood by the treasury in the Temple and watched as different people came to drop their offerings and commented on His observations as a poor widow dropped her two mites: “…Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury” (Mark 12:43). Jesus was training His disciples to give big. This doesn’t mean your giving isn’t recognized until you give everything you have, He simply wants you to give the best for Him to multiply. If what you give to God doesn’t mean much to you, it wouldn’t mean much to Him either. David understood this principle, that’s why he said in 2 Samuel 24:24 “…neither will I offer burnt offerings unto the LORD my God of that which doth cost me nothing…” The degree of your giving is the degree of motivation for Him to bless you.
Many people strive their whole lives to make their dream of having their names in the Guinness Book of World Records a reality. God doesn’t recognize the Guinness Book of World Records, because He has His own book of records (Malachi 3:16), and I often wonder how many of God’s children have their names in this book!
In the book of Acts, many disciples sold their lands and properties and brought the money to the apostles’ feet, but only Barnabas was mentioned by name (Acts 4:36) because he gave God his best. I’m so inspired by this man’s action because he willingly gave the same thing that destroyed Ananias and his wife, Sapphira (Acts 5:1-5); he actually gave what they died to keep. Therefore, it wasn’t a surprise when he was later promoted to be an apostle (Acts 11:30). God will always honour those who give big to His righteous cause.
You must train yourself along this line by constantly increasing your giving. Before long, your name will show up several times in God’s book of remembrance. Now is the best time to start if you haven’t already.
