THE QUALITY
of faith
The physical aspect of sacrifice is the element to be sacrificed. In Old Testament times, it was
common to offer animals or fruits of the land to God. We see this is in the story of Cain and Abel.
The first one offered the firstfruit of the land. Abel, however, brought fat portions from some of
the firstborn of his flock. The Bible says that God was pleased with Abel’s offering, but not with
Cain’s. Why? Abel’s offering typified the sacrifice of the Lord Jesus, when the Lamb of God
would be sacrificed for the remission of sins of all humankind.
The sacrifice of a vegetal
nature was just a simple
offering that made no
difference to the one who
offered it; whilst the sacrifice
of an animal nature, where a
life was sacrificed, symbolised
the sacrifice of God’s Son.
It is similar to what the poor
widow did.
Her example gives an exact
picture of the meaning of
sacrifice because she, in
spite of her poverty, gave
everything – all she had to
live on! Even though her
offering did not represent
any meaningful amount of
money, still, before the eyes
of God, it meant much more
than all the other offerings
together.
This offering includes the
physical aspect (the coins)
and the spiritual aspect (the
faith). First, she manifested
a living faith in God, as she
believed that He would
return it to her multiplied.
Next, she gave all she had.
She would not have given
all she had to live on if she
were not absolutely sure
that she would be blessed.
Therefore, we can conclude
that quantity does not always
mean quality. A person’s
quality of faith is measured