When he had finished all his instructions and warnings, and summed up his predictions about the judgment and the divine woe, Jesus started his way out of the Temple, which he departed finally, having completed his gospel of salvation for all men.
At the large door of the Temple, there was a chest where gifts could be deposited. Christ saw the rich casting big amounts of money in that chest. God was not pleased with those large donations of the rich, for they were cast out of their abundance, maybe to reserve for themselves a distinguished place in heaven, or to rest their consciences from their deceptions. Their gifts were like hush money to God. Nobody sacrificed his capital, nor was his gift a token of his complete commitment to God. All our rites, sermons, and contributions will become hypocrisy if they do not lead us to sacrifice our life completely for God.
Jesus also saw a poor, desolate widow, who was probably a maidservant, who cleaned on her knees the palaces of the rich to provide for herself and her children. The Lord had compassion on her, and his heart was filled with joy when he saw that this harmless widow loved God rather than the little money she had. She gave her heart completely as a gift to God through her humble offering, represented by her two mites. Yet those two mites from the hand of the widow were in heaven like two big mountains of gold, for she gave to God all the living that she had, trusting him, loving him, and depending on his providence.
This widow represents the remnant of the faithful in the nation of the Old Testament, who committed herself completely to God after the pouring out of the Holy Spirit, laid all her living at the apostles’ feet, and lived together with them in the fellowship of love.
The widow’s two mites are in fact the financial foundation and support of the church and the preaching. It is not large donations that financially support the continuance of the kingdom of God, but the continuous small ones, which God blesses with his authority. So when will you start to sacrifice of your money continuously for the spreading the kingdom of God joyfully, and without hesitation?