Enough

For a hungry, wandering group of God-loving people, God decided to literally rein down bread from heaven. (See the Old Testament book of Exodus for the full story.) They were told that they should gather enough for each day. Fast forward to the time of Jesus, when his simple prayer included the idea that we trust God for our ‘daily’ bread. God has proved himself in this area- so much so, that one of his names is Jehovah Jireh- literally- our provider. Fast forward once again to the economic crisis of not just our nation, but others in the news. With billions and trillions of dollars (or Euros, or whatever form of currency,) in debt, and it is mind-numbing! How did we get in this situation? While I’m no political or economic expert, it appears to me that we just have not been satisfied with the amount of stuff we have been given, considered it not enough, and made ourselves a slave to those willing to indulge our wants today, for our future security.

Our contentment or lack thereof with what we’ve been provided is a spiritual matter.  It’s a matter of trust in our provider. It’s a matter of denying our flesh and its demands for immediate satisfaction. We all have a human appetite for the things of this world. But we are also given the opportunity to choose to have faith that our provider will give us our daily needs, and we can be content in each moment. We have an awesome God, Father, Savior and Provider- we have enough.