God Is More than Enough 丰盛有余

[Dexu Xia]

The women living there said, “Naomi has a son!” And they named him Obed. Ruth 4:17

Ellen was on a tight budget, so she was glad to receive a Christmas bonus. That would have been enough, but when she deposited the money, she received another surprise. The teller said that as a Christmas present the bank had deposited her January mortgage payment into her checking account. Now she and Trey could pay other bills and bless someone else with a Christmas surprise!

God has a way of blessing us beyond what we expect. Naomi was bitter and broken by the death of her husband and sons (Ruth 1:20–21). Her desperate situation was rescued by Boaz, a relative who married her daughter-in-law Ruth and provided a home for her and Naomi (4:10).

That might have been all Naomi could hope for. But then God blessed Ruth and Boaz with a son. Now Naomi had a grandson to “renew [her] life and sustain [her] in [her] old age” (v. 15). That would have been enough. As the women of Bethlehem put it, “Naomi has a son!” (v. 17). Then little Obed grew—and became “the father of Jesse, the father of David” (v. 17). Naomi’s family belonged to Israel’s royal line, the most important dynasty in history! That would have been enough. David, however, became the ancestor of . . . Jesus.

If we believe in Christ, we’re in a similar position to Naomi. We had nothing until He redeemed us. Now we’re fully accepted by our Father, who blesses us to bless others. That’s so much more than enough.

By:  Mike Wittmer

When has God blessed you beyond what you imagined? How has He shown you that He’s more than enough?

Jesus, You’re more than enough for me.

邻舍的妇人说：“拿俄米得孩子了。”就给孩子起名叫俄备得。—路得记4章17节

爱伦的手头很紧，所以她很开心能收到一笔圣诞节奖金。原本这就足够了，可是当她要将钱存进银行时，竟然发现了另一个惊喜。柜台出纳员说，银行赠送她一份圣诞礼物，在她支票帐户存入足够她在一月份缴付房贷的款项。现在，她与丈夫能支付别的帐单，并用这圣诞节惊喜来祝福别人。

上帝赐福的方式出乎我们的意料。拿俄米因丈夫与儿子们相继去世而悲恸愁苦（路得记1章20-21节），但她的远房亲戚波阿斯，却救她脱离绝望的景况。波阿斯不仅娶了她媳妇路得为妻，还让她与路得拥有一个家（4章10节）。

可能拿俄米所希望的只是如此，但上帝还赐给路得跟波阿斯一个儿子。有了这孙子，拿俄米能重新得力，并在晚年时得到奉养（15节）。这应该是足够了，正如那些伯利恒的妇人说：“拿俄米得孩子了”（17节）。但是，俄备得长大后，成为“耶西的父，耶西是大卫的父”（17节）。拿俄米的家系竟成为以色列的皇族血脉，那是史上最重要的皇朝。这应该是足够了，但是，大卫的后裔中还有……耶稣。

如果我们相信耶稣基督，我们的处境就跟拿俄米相似。在蒙祂救赎之前，我们原是一无所有。现今，天父全然接纳我们，赐福给我们，让你我能去祝福别人。祂所赐给我们的福分，不仅是足够，还丰盛有余。作者：  韦陌格

上帝何时曾赐福于你，超出你所求所想？
祂如何向你显明，祂是丰盛有余的上帝？

亲爱的耶稣，有了祢，我就丰盛有余。