A widow was rearing four children. Her house was destroyed by fire. Folks in the community were making up money, clothing, furniture, canned goods, potatoes and whatever she might need.
A farmer was approached by someone helping take up goods for the unfortunate widow. The farmer went to his smoke-house where he saw a nice, nearly perfect ham. As he started to take it down the devil seemed to say, “Don’t give them your best ham. They will be glad to have anything.” God seemed to say, “Give her your best ham.” As he struggled with indecision he said, “Devil, if you don’t go away and leave me alone I’ll give that poor widow every ham in my smoke-house” He gave her his best one.
That is loving “in deed and in truth.” Before we clench our greedy hands selfishly around the goods that God has given us we should remember what Jesus did at the cross.
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