Mark 12:41-44 And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much.… What is it to be a consecrated woman? I. Such consecration involves heart dedication to Christ and His service. II. Such consecration embraces the sacred devotion of time to the work God carries on through female agents. She saves her odd minutes as the jeweller saves the cuttings of gems and gold. III. Such a consecration implies the devotion of culture to the Divine glory and uplifting of humanity. IV. Such consecration embodies the ability to do varied work of a beneficent nature, whereby God is glorified, V. Such consecration involves the sanctification of the pence to the Divine glory. (S. F. Leech, . D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much. |