He was just so excited when he told me of his latest discovery. "Mom I think that we might be able to get lots of money". "How Zac, what's happened?" I asked with a strong suspicion that he had come up with another "grand idea" on supplementing our almost non-existent funds. You see Zac is a very caring and protective young man of 11 years going on 40; bless his little cotton socks!. He takes note of everything, even when one is totally unaware he is within earshot. Consequently it was only a matter of time; very little time in his case, that he would become conscious of the fact that money is in very short supply with his mom these last days! I have tried real hard to make it seem a manageable issue that is best left to my endeavors, but Zac cannot help but offer up advice and suggestions on a very regular basis.
In fact he and his brother have even gone so far as to use some pocket money they were given, to purchase one of those money-making packages advertised on TV for me. We returned the whole 'kit and caboodle' recognising it for the gimmick it was in reality. Still, my baby persists in his quest to make us money. Today, his new quest to make money from selling old coins was just like so many other days and other ideas. I do not discourage his creativity or his efforts. We usually talk them through, investigate the viability, weigh up the pros and cons and decide if there is any substance in the idea.
Today, Zac found a penny dated 1945. "Mom, we can probably get some money for this penny, it is so old. And remember on "Bones"(TV series)there was a coin that was worth a $100,000.00 because it was from the 1930's!" Yes I did recall. So now we will go to the bank to check out the 1945 penny next week,at Zac's insistence. In the meantime,he is continuing to pick up coins lying around the place, he said, "just in case, you never know mommy!!"
I love that childlike trust in possibilities. The possibility that a penny could change our lives for the better if only we find the right one. And you know,Zac is right on so many levels. But for now let me just remind you all and myself of the widow's mite. An offering so insignificant as to almost bring shame to the giver for not having more to give. But oh what an offering,and what an example of sacrificial love, faith and faithfulness! So much so that our Lord Jesus remarked on the weight that such a seemingly small offering carried in the heavens because of what it signified.
I pray that we all place such significance on our penny, our mite, our millions when it comes to a demonstration of love, faith and obedience to God. Obedience to the law of love;to give our best to God,to give sacrificially. And also to give to our neighbors in need wherever in the world they might be. Our possibilities and the prospects of those who are blessed by our pennies will be multiplied by God and returned to us, as showers of blessings in all areas of our lives. So let us give our pennies, however many or few, as a reasonable sacrifice and watch as the Bank Manager opens up the windows of His Kingdom and pour out His blessings on us so there is not even enough room to receive them.
Obedience & Blesings. LadyZaidie. PS I am still using my friend's computer while I wait ...
