God’s Provision 上帝的供应
Dexu Xia
Elisha replied to her, “How can I help you? Tell me, what do you have in your house?” 2 Kings 4:2
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 said, “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 instructions (vv. 1–4). In a miraculous 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.
When has God multiplied your resources in a miraculous way? When has He used you to combine your resources with the gifts of others to meet a bigger need in your community?
Faithful Provider, please help me to be mindful and grateful as I faithfully manage and share all You’ve given me.
以利沙问她说：“我可以为妳做什么呢？妳告诉我，妳家里有什么？”—列王纪下4章2节
每个星期，三岁的波波都会和他妈妈到教会，帮忙社区关怀事工部把福音车上的食品搬下来。一天，波波在家无意中听到妈妈告诉外婆，载送食品的福音车坏了。波波着急地说：“哎呀！那他们要怎么送食物？”妈妈向他解释说，教会应该会让大家奉献买一辆新的卡车。波波高兴地说：“我有钱！”然后，他到自己房里，拿了一个贴着彩色贴纸的塑胶罐给妈妈，里面装了约39美元的硬币。虽然波波的钱不多，但上帝使用他的慷慨付出连同其他人的奉献，让教会买了一辆新的冷藏卡车，使教会能继续服务他们的社区。
慷慨奉献的一点小钱，放在上帝的手中总能变得绰绰有余。在列王纪下4章，一个穷寡妇向先知以利沙请求经济上的援助。以利沙吩咐寡妇计算自己仅剩的资源，并向邻居求助，然后按照他的指示去做（1-4节）。结果，这个寡妇得到上帝奇妙的供应，上帝用寡妇仅有少量的油，把她向邻居借来的所有器皿都装满了油（5-6节）。以利沙告诉她：“妳去卖油还债，所剩的，妳和妳儿子可以靠着度日。”（7节）
上帝能用我们拥有的资源施行奇事，若我们只专注于自己所缺乏的，就可能会错过目睹上帝奇妙的供应。
上帝曾如何奇妙地使你的资源倍增？
上帝如何使用你手上的资源及他人的付出，
以回应社区更大的需求？
上帝啊，祢是信实的供应者，
当我忠心地管理并分享祢所赐予的一切时，
请帮助我留心祢的作为并心存感恩。