The First 40 Days cover — a young sprout rising toward the light

Give freelyMark 12:41-44

Eat

Read the passage slowly, read it again, then retell it in your own words. If you can't retell it, read it once more.

  • Read
  • Reread
  • Retell

Digest

Answer from what the passage actually says — stay in the text.

  1. What does this passage show me about God?

    • Why did the widow give more than the rich, though it was less?
    • What did her gift show about her trust in God?
  2. What does it show me about people — and about myself?

    • What does your giving reveal about where your trust is?
  3. What will I obey this week? (a concrete step, with a day)

    • What could you give freely this week, trusting God like her?
  4. Who will I tell?

Grow

Growth is God's part, not yours. Do the cycle faithfully and trust Him to give the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6–7).

Pray

Father, help me give freely and trust you with what I have, the way the widow did.