Daniel 1:1-6, 8-20
Daniel 3:52-56
Luke 21:1-4
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ALL FOR ONE
"She from her want has given what she could not afford — every penny she had to live on." —Luke 21:4
Father Al Lauer, founder and long-time author of One Bread, One Body, often wrote on these pages, “If Jesus is not Lord of all, He’s not Lord at all” in your life. While he was alive, we often called him “Father All,” for he preached so often on giving your all to Jesus.
Daniel and his three friends trusted the Lord with all their livelihood, even in a foreign land (Dn 1:8ff). The Gospel widow (Lk 21:2), like the widow in Zarephath (1 Kgs 17:12ff), also gave everything to the Lord’s service (see Dn 1:5). Jesus, Mary, and Joseph gave all. Jesus even gave His body, “to be given for you” and me (Lk 22:19). Being Jesus’ disciple means giving all, and trusting the Lord for all.
Ananias and Sapphira held back from giving all, but wanted to appear as if they were giving all (Acts 5:1-11). They would not trust the Lord with their lives, and so they lost their lives (Lk 9:24; Acts 5:5, 10). It’s frightening to think of giving all (see Mt 19:21ff). However, Jesus is “all in all” (1 Cor 15:28). He is not outdone in generosity. In Christ, we have everything (1 Cor 3:21-23). Ask the Lord for all the graces necessary to give Him “all that [you] have” (Mk 12:44).
Prayer: Father, from the very depths of my soul I joyfully surrender all to You.
Promise: "Blessed are You, O Lord, the God of our fathers, praiseworthy and exalted above all forever." —Dn 3:52
Praise: St. Andrew Dung-Lac, a priest, was martyred in Vietnam, along with 116 others in the eighteenth century. They so desired to share their faith in Jesus that they even trusted Him to the point of allowing their blood to be shed (Heb 12:4).
(This teaching was submitted by a member of our editorial team.)
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