Just a little grace
Is all it takes
To turn a broken heart
Into a smile
Just a little grace
Is all it takes
To help a suffering soul
Through a trial
Just a little grace
Is all it really takes
To show a stubborn sinner
God's love
To point to Jesus
And tell about His Cross
A little sovereign grace
Is just enough
Jeffree!!!
June2009
God's Provision
During the ministry of Elisha, a widow came to
him for financial help. Creditors had come and
threatened to take her two boys as slaves in
exchange for payment of debt. The woman re-
ported that all she had left was a little oil, but
Elisha told her how to miraculously multiply
her oil and pay her bills.
2 Kings 4:3
"Go around and ask all your neighbors for
empty jars. Don't ask for just a few. Then go
inside and shut the door behind you and your
sons. Pour oil into all the jars, and as each is
filled, put it to one side."
The woman gathered empty jars and began
to fill them from her one small jar of oil. She
continued to fill the jars until each one she
collected was full; "Then the oil stopped
flowing" (2 Kings 4:6). The woman was
able to sell the oil and pay her debt.
Notice that the oil stopped flowing as soon
as the last jar was full. If the woman would
have collected half as many jars, the oil
would have stopped flowing when the
collected jars were filled. And if she would
have collected twice as many jars, the oil
would have continued until every last one
was full. God's provision was equal to the
number of jars she collected - equal to the
number of jars she believed God would fill.
In our limited understanding of God we
often place artificial restrictions on what
we think He can accomplish, and our
prayers become reduced to what we
believe is actually possible. We may rejoice
when our small prayers are answered, but
our level of faith has limited what God
provides. Peter never would have stepped
out of the boat and walked on the water
toward Jesus if confined to the realm of his
own understanding.
Please do not read this message as a formula
for worldly prosperity! God's Word never
teaches that we are all to be rich with
material wealth (this is an ugly distortion
of His truth). But God desires for each of
us to trust Him beyond the bounds of our
best analysis, and to draw closer than what
we believe is ever possible. Peter didn't
need to understand how the atomic struc-
ture of water might be altered to provide
stability, he simply needed to know with
certainty that Jesus was calling; "Lord, if
it's You, tell me to come to You on the
water" (Matthew 14:28).
We serve an Awesome God - more awe-
some than we will ever comprehend; "As
the heavens are higher than the earth, so
are My ways higher than your ways and
My thoughts than your thoughts"
(Isaiah 55:9). We must never believe
there's a problem too big for God to handle;
"He is able to do immeasurably more..."
(Ephesians 3:20). Let's pray with a faith
that truly believes our Father is the
Creator of the Universe, and let's refuse
to place limits on God's provision.
Have a Christ Centered Day!
Steve Troxel
God's Daily Word Ministries
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