Desperately Seeking Jesus: Giving ourselves to Him

How much of ourselves do we give to the Lord?  For the most of us, we give what we feel comfortable giving.  Each day we wake up and we give all of our time and attention to the world.  Yet, we only give maybe 10-20 minutes (if even) to God.  What’s worse, we’re o.k. with it.  What if we gave more?  Do you think God would notice?  Do you think He would be pleased?  Let’s take a look at Mark 12:41-44.  Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury.  Many rich people threw in large amounts.  But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a fraction of a penny.  Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, “I tell you the truth, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others.  They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything—all she had to live on.”  Now, reading this you may think that this is about money, but quite the contrary.  This is about seeking Jesus so deeply that you are willing to give all of yourself and all that you have.  How can we give to the Lord with all of our heart even out of our poverty?  Many of us have very little time to ourselves.  How much time are we willing to give to the Lord?  What sacrifices would we be willing to make in order to give our time even out of our poverty?  There are so many ways we can give to the Lord.  If only we were to seek Him with all of our heart, we would give more of ourselves, our time, our attention, our hearts, our everything.  The Lord watched the widow give out of her poverty.  He was amazed and He was pleased.  He certainly noticed.  Wouldn’t it be nice if we could all be like that poor widow?  Out of her poverty, she gave all that she had.  How about you?  Would you be willing to give all of yourself to the Lord?  Would you be willing to give yourself to the Lord as a living sacrifice?  May we all surrender ourselves fully to the Lord and may we seek Jesus desperately.  God bless you all.