Mark 12:43-44 (ESV)
43 And he called his disciples to him and said to them, “Truly, I say to you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the offering box. 44 For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, all she had to live on.”
Matthew 5:3 (ESV)
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
It is the poverty of spirit, a contrite heart, that allows one to give their life to the Lord. Poverty of spirit has nothing to do with coins or wealth. It has everything to do with the emptying of self to allow room for the Holy Spirit into the heart.
The poverty of man opens the door to the riches of heaven.
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