So you are really generous are you?
I wish I were.
Why, you probably donate some out of every pay
check you get. I do. But I am not truly generous.
Have you ever thought about how God looks at our
giving? One time Jesus Christ was in the temple
with his disciples watching the rich people put in
their large donations. Then a poor widow came and
put in two small copper coins. He told his disciples;
"...this poor widow put in more than all of them; for
they all out of their surplus put into the offering; but
she out of her poverty put in all that she had to live
on." (Luke 21:4 NASB)
This reminds me of an incident in the founding of
the "Yoido Full Gospel "Church" in South Korea.
As far as I know it is still considered the largest
Church in the world. It has a membership that is
close to 800,000 members now.
The founder of the Church, David Yonggi Cho in
his book "The Fourth Dimension" [Get a copy, it
is an inspiring book.] tells us how when they went
into their first big building program they were going
broke and the whole thing was about to go into
bankruptcy.
I suppose it was in a meeting of the Church and
the problem being addressed when a poor old
Korean woman who only owned the cloths on
her back and; a plate to eat off of with a few
eating utensils offered to sell them for money
to help the Church. They of course refused
because she would not even have a way to eat.
The old lady insisted. She told them that Jesus
Christ had died for her and the least she could
do was offer her plate and utensils. She would
just eat off of a piece of paper with her hands.
A business man was present who's heart was
touched by this offer. If I remember correctly
he offered something like $2,500.00 for the plate.
And this became the turning point with people
taking to heart the need and began to give.
A poor old Korean woman because of her
love for God who died for her was willing
to eat off of piece paper so God's work could
go on. It resulted in the largest Church in the
world.
