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she loved. And she did it in faith, believing that her heavenly Father
would not overlook her great need. It was this unselfish spirit and
childlike faith that won the Saviour’s commendation.
Among the poor there are many who long to show their gratitude
to God for His grace and truth. They greatly desire to share with
their more prosperous brethren in sustaining His service. These souls
should not be repulsed. Let them lay up their mites in the bank of
heaven. If given from a heart filled with love for God, these seeming
trifles become consecrated gifts, priceless offerings, which God smiles
upon and blesses.—
The Desire of Ages, 614-616
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Mary’s Acceptable Offering
It is the heart service that makes the gift valuable. When the
Majesty of heaven became a babe, and was entrusted to Mary, she
did not have much to offer for the precious gift. She brought to the
altar only two turtledoves, the offering appointed for the poor; but
they were an acceptable sacrifice to the Lord. She could not present
rare treasures such as the wise men of the East came to Bethlehem to
lay before the Son of God; yet the mother of Jesus was not rejected
because of the smallness of her gift. It was the willingness of her heart
that the Lord looked upon, and her love made the offering sweet. So
God will accept our gift, however small, if it is the best we have, and
is offered from love to Him.—
The Review and Herald, December 9,
1890
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