GOD STILL ACCEPTS PENNIES

The Soul Anchor [Hebrews 6:19] - May 1, 2026

As most of us are probably aware, the U.S. Mint officially stopped producing pennies for circulation on November 12, 2025. The final penny was struck at the Philadelphia facility, ending a 232-year run. The primary reasons were high production costs—nearly 4 cents to make a 1-cent coin—and decreasing usage. Let's face it, most of us don’t even bother to bend over to pick a penny up anymore. Pennies gather in jars, fall between car seats, or sit forgotten in the bottom of a drawer. Many estimates show that there are $60-$90 of unused coins lying around in the average American home. If they could feel, they would probably feel pretty insignificant.

But God still accepts pennies.

In Mark 12:41–44, Jesus watched people place their offerings into the temple treasury. The wealthy gave large amounts—impressive, noticeable, generous by every human standard. Then came a widow with two tiny copper coins, the smallest currency in circulation. Yet Jesus stopped everything to point her out. In a world obsessed with big numbers, big platforms, and big results, Jesus reminds us that the smallest offering, given with a surrendered heart is what moves heaven. So don’t underestimate your pennies. Don’t dismiss the little things God prompts you to do. Don’t believe the lie that your contribution is too small to matter.

The widow’s story teaches us this unshakable truth: God doesn’t need our wealth—He wants our willingness.

And when we give God back some of what he has entrusted us with, even if it feels tiny, He calls it “more.”

Because God still accepts pennies.