SHE WAS ON HIS MIND

This poor widow...out of her poverty

put in everything--all she had to live on.

Mark 12.43-44

The last week.

He has been cheered and condemned at His entry into Jerusalem.

He has been angry at the commercialism of the Temple.

Withered a fig tree.

Answered questions.

Asked questions.

In only 3-4 days, Jesus would be suffering from that which He would have avoided, if possible,

And in the midst of all this, Jesus sit down and just watched what was going n.

Rather, He watched the people and what was going on with what they were doing.

100's. 1,000's. Milling about.

He would die for these people.

He would be the real Lamb.

The lambs they were purchasing for sacrifice this week were His examples, illustrations of the true sacrifice to come.

Examples of His death later this week.

Careless. Preoccupied. Selfish. Angry. Proud.

How many other subtle passions were going through these people's minds and emotions, attitudes and ambitions...?

The Lamb of God sat there and they knew Him not.

He saw and knew it all. He knew all of them.

Of all of the people that day...during those moments of reflection...he settled on "this poor widow" as she dropped less than a penny into the Temple treasury.

Out of her poverty, she put in everything--all she had to live on.

Poor--pure.

Simple--sacred.

Ignored, ignorant, invisible--seen by Jesus.

Overlooked, unimportant, unwanted, undesirable--valued andhonored by Jesus.

Alone, lonely--to be with Jesus forever.

This woman--she made it worthwhile.

She was the reason.

When He was on the Cross, she would be on His mind.

Yes.

He would die for her.

For her He would pay this price.

For the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.