Money Matters: Money, Status, and Power
by Marilynn Chadwick
Let's take a look at the poor widow's gift (Luke 21:1-4). Luke reminds us how she gave what the rich young ruler would not (Luke 18:22). And proportionately, she gave even more than Zacchaeus (Luke 19:8). All the more reason for Jesus's public affirmation of her gift in front of the corrupt teachers of the law.
In addition to their worship of money, the religious leaders also worshiped status. Jesus had already reprimanded them as "those who justify yourselves in the sight of others." "But God knows your hearts;" he warned, "for what is exalted by human beings is an…
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