Mark 12: 41 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. 42 And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.
Here is another example of why the Bible says God is a Spirit. In the days of Christ, the congregation at one time was in the process of returning their tithes and offerings to God so that His kingdom upon the earth could be sustained. At that time many persons were bringing large sums into the treasury, but there was a woman who was financially broken, and all she could bring was two mites. It was not much by any means.
But because God is a Spirit, He picked up on her inner motives, and purposes, which motivated her to return all that she had. It made all the difference in the world to God, in so much that Jesus called His disciples to observe, and assess things, the way God does, because, as far as God is concerned, that poor woman gave more than everybody else, because she gave everything which she had, even though it was only two mites.
The way in which the widow brought her two mites to the treasury is also worthy of notice, because she did it with a humble, grateful spirit. It was not much when compared to the other members, but it was the attitude and the heart that made the two mites of more value to God than the other offerings. Now, it is true that we cannot read the intents and purposes of the heart like God does but He cautions us against drawing conclusions based solely on the externals.
Mark 12:43 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.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!