Thoughts for Life: God's Provision

~ XOCHITL DIXON- "Three-year-old Buddy and his mom went to church each week to help unload groceries from the food ministry truck. When Buddy overheard his mom telling his grandmother that the delivery truck broke down, he siad, 'Oh, no. How will they do food ministry?'

His mom explained that the church would have to raise money to buy a new truck. Buddy smiled. 'I have money,' he said, leaving the room. He returned with a plastic jar decorated with colorful stickers and filled with coins, which amounted to a little over $38.

Though Buddy didn't have much, God combined his sacrificial offering with gifts from others to provide a new refrigerated truck, so that the church could continue serving their community.

A small amount offered generously is always more than enough when placed in God's hands. In 2 kings 4, a poor widow asked the prophet Elisha for financial assistance. He told her to take inventory of her own resources, reach out to her neighbors for help, then follow his instrucitoins (vv. 1-4).

In a miracalous display of provision, God used the widow's small amount of oil to fill all the jars she collected from her neighbors (vv.5-6). Elisha told her, 'Sell the oil and pay your debts. You and your sons can live on what is left' (v. 7).

When we focus on what we don't have, we risk missing out on watching God do great things with what we do have."

Let's pray-

Father, may we be reminded that our sometimes small amount offered for the Lord's work in our local church or for missions far away, are always more than enough when placed in Your hands.

Our resorces may be limited, but You can multiply our gifts when given with a generous heart. May we not focus on what we don't have, for then we risk missing out on watching what You will do with what we do have! As we give the 10% in tithes on our income, and more when we see the need to, our eyes will be on You to make the 90% go farther than we dreamed.

We pray this in the Mighty Name of Jesus! Amen

811-815 one-line Scriptures for those of you who want to learn some more verses this week- or to review them from when they were first posted-

811- Ps. 5:2 "Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King and my God: for unto thee will I pray."

812- 1 John 4:11 "Beloven, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another."

813- Ps. 107:19 "Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he saveth them out of their distresses."

814- Is. 41:6 "They helped every one his neighbor, and every one said to his brother, 'Be of good courage.' "

815- Pro. 23:19 "Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way."

Words of wisdom-

Labor diligently, even if you don't see the results of your efforts! Abraham believed God's call on his life. Will we? May we be planted somewhere in a church to help others come to know Jesus!

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