“And He looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the Treasury.  And He saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites.  And He said, ‘Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all: For all these have of their abundance cast in unto the offerings of God:  but she of her poverty hath cast in all the living that she had’” (Luke 21:1-4).

Def. Corban: (Greek) Strong’s #2878 Korban:—a gift devoted to God for sacred uses; a consecrated and sacrificial present or offering.  An oblation (sacred gift).

Def. Gift (Greek) Stong’s #1435 Doron—A special present; a sacrifice

Def. Gift (of God) (Greek) Stong’s #1431 Dorehah—from 1435; a gratuity

With all of us there is something that we value highly, that we hold dear or consider precious; something that we wish to hold onto.  There may be something in our lives that we would find difficult to release, or let go, or give away.

At a wedding a father gives his daughter to marry a young man.  Perhaps there is an heirloom that has been in the family from long past ancestry that is waiting to be passed down to the next generation.  There are precious things, priceless possessions that we love and cherish.

“For God so loved the world that He gave His only Begotten Son” (John 3:16).  God gave the full measure of a Gift to save the world.  Jesus said to the woman at the well: “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink. . .;” (John 4:10).

God the Father give the full measure of His Gift to the world, His only Begotten Son, out of His great love.  The Apostle Paul wrote to the Church at Ephesus: “For by grace are you saved through faith, and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God” (Ephesians 2:8).  Salvation is a gift a “Doron” of God—a special, sacrificial present.

The Spirit of the Lord is speaking to our hearts today to declare something in our lives that we hold dear: Corban.  There is something in our lives that we are to consider a gift devoted to God for sacred uses.  We are to consecrate that gift and present it to God as a sacrificial offering; an oblation, a sacred gift. Corban is generally associated with a vow.  The gift is irrevocably dedicated or committed to God

The poor widow out of her great poverty gave all her living.  It wasn’t much in the eyes of man (two “mites”—the smallest denomination of Greek copper coins), but in the sight of Jesus she gave more than the rich men who gave only out of their abundance.  They gave their pocket change; she gave everything.

In three of the Gospels the story is told of a woman with an alabaster box of very precious ointment. She broke the box and poured the precious ointment over the head of Jesus.  Christ honored the gift of this woman and said that her story would forever be remembered as a memorial.  What is the Lord speaking to your heart today?  Respond to His calling and give the gift: the Corban, the Doron, the Dorehah that gives a full expression of your love for the Lord.