Sandra's Mite: The New Year

Thursday, January 1, 2009

The New Year

January 1, 2009. Many analogies have been made of the passing of an old year and the coming of a new. For me 2009 holds a year of promise that I can be closer to God than I have ever been if I will but do my part. I began reading "To Cross the Widest Ocean" by Mrs. Rick Martin (Becky Martin). In this amazing book, Mrs. Martin shares what she has learned as the wife of a missionary in the Philippines. I highly recommend that any woman read this book.

In this book Mrs. Martin printed Jack Chick's Bible reading plan which I have decided to use for the year 2009. Here is the plan:
Read one chapter from each of the following ten sections and start over as each is finished.
1. Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts
2. Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy
3.Romans, I&II Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, Hebrews
4. I&II Thessalonians; I&II Timothy, Titus, Philemon, James, I&II Peter; I,II&III John; Jude; Revelation
5. Job, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon
6. Psalms
7. Proverbs
8. Joshua, Judges, Ruth, I&II Samuel, I&II Kings, I&II Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Ester
9. Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, Daniel, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah
10. Hebrews chapter 11, I Corinthians 13, alterntely every day.

While I was reading Matthew 1, I realised something for the first time. Verse 13 says, "And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias." Even though Bathsheba experienced being the object of David's lust for her and murder of her husband; through this, she was in the line of the Messiah. Once again, God has reminded me that even in the face of human wickedness He can produce wonderful things that I may never even comprehend in my lifetime. To Him be all honour and praise!

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Sandra's Mite

"And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much. And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing. And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury: For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living."
Mark 12:41-44

This is my favourite story in the Bible. This woman did not have much to offer the Lord, but she gave all she had. I cannot claim to be exactly like her because, even though I don't have much to offer, I certainly cannot claim to have given it all. Some day I hope that I will be able to say that I have given all, but until then I will strive to give my life to God moment by moment. This blog is just a small part of my giving. My husband always says that I can be a blessing to others with things God has taught me. I'm only 29 years old and don't know much, but one thing I have learned is to listen to my husband. What exactly this blog will contain, I do not know, only God does. Come back as often as you like and see what God has given me and maybe, just maybe, it will be a blessing to you too!

The Widow's Mite

She woke up to the sunrise, and she hurried to get dressed,
She was going to the temple; she was going to give her best,

Excited as a young girl with a secret to be kept;

She bowed her head and begged Him her humble gift accept.

The crowd was pressing 'round her, all the wealthy and the proud,

As she stopped to give her offering, she could read their thoughts aloud,
She bowed her head in shame then she turned to slip away,
But there stood the Messiah, and His kind eyes seemed to say,

"Lift up your head, my child, it is the heart I seek.
They gave of their abundance, but you gave abundantly,
Lift up your head, my child, for truly in God's sight,
No sacrifice is greater than this your widow's mite."

by Susan Smith and Melissa Baker

Philippians 3:10-14

That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death; If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead. Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus. Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.