Embedded in a stained glass window in a church where Steve once pastored are two pennies, a testimony of a young boy. He was blind, and the inscription on the window reads, “Robert Euliss, Blind Boy.” I asked the members there if any of them remembered the story about this window, or why two Lincoln head pennies were embedded in the stained glass. No one there remembers that story.
You all know, from being in churches a long time, the scenario when we all decide to build something. We begin to raise money. I can imagine that this boy only had two pennies to give. His Pennies may have been the first money given for the window. As a result of his faith and generosity his name will stand as a testimony as long as that church stands, and far beyond time. Jesus spoke about this exalted type of giving when the poor widow gave all she had, and as fortunes go, it was not much.
Recently, a friend told me he was waiting to win the lottery. And when he did, he was going to give it all away. I, like this man, have often wondered why God did not give Me a million dollars. I say, “You know, Lord, I would give it all away and use it for your glory.” But would I? And to whose glory? The truth is, I don’t know if I would give it all away. Like many of you, I don’t have much to give the Lord except myself—my life. We know what God prefers. He wants Us—He wants our hearts, our love, our obedience. How good to know that God takes our pennies and our obscurity and turns them into a testimony for His name.
Our giving pales into insignificance when we consider the Ultimate Gift—Himself. Thanks be unto God for His unspeakable gift (2 Corinthians 9:15).
Judy Malone
Thoughts From the Garden 