The Value of Pennies

The Value of Pennies


R. Anthony Ministries



Steve Sjogren is the pastor of a Vineyard in Cincinnati, Ohio. One Monday morning he was feeling particularly discouraged and announced to his wife Janie, "I'm quitting the ministry! And this time I mean it." Janie had heard this kind of talk before so she suggested, "Why don't you go for a drive and think things through? Usually that helps when you're stressed out. And while you're out, could you be a sweetheart and pick me up a burrito?"

Steve drove around for about an hour, complaining to the Lord the whole time. Finally, he was in the fast-food drive-thru to pick up Janie's burrito when he sensed the Lord speaking to him. He is very careful to say, he did not hear an audible voice ... nothing came over the drive-thru speaker. In a subtle, quiet way he sensed the Lord impressing this message on his heart, "If you open your door I will give you a gift." Even though he felt silly, Steve figured he had nothing to lose, so he opened the car door, looked down and saw embedded in the asphalt, a tarnished penny. This is what he wrote about the experience:

"I reached down to pry out the coin and held it in my hand feeling less than thankful for this 'gift.' The Lord spoke to me again: 'Many people in this city feel about as valuable as discarded pennies. I've given you the gift of gathering people who seem valueless. Though these are the people that the world casts off, they have great value to me. If you will open your heart, I will bring you more pennies than you know what to do with."
He learned a great lesson and founded a great ministry.

King David went through a similar learning experience as we read in the scriptures above. David was in distress at Saul’s pursuit to destroy David. When he arrives at the cave Adullam, his only hope would be these broken and undesirable men of society. Those cast aside as nobodies. If David was going to accomplish the will of God he was going to have to use those who were considered valueless. I wonder if we have become guilty of preconceived notions of where true value lies. We value what people can offer us instead of what they can offer the Kingdom of God. What seems to be of little worth is probably of greater significance.

Have we cast off those who seem to be less needful for those who can offer US something? If they look wealthy, we seek their favor. If, they look important, we seek their acceptance.What about those who can offer you NOTHING? The individual, whose benefit is something more valuable than earthly treasures. We must remember that God sees through a different lens, and He expects us to see through that lens also!


And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you. Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary: (1 Cor 12:21-22) KJV


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