Our Source of Supply

"Arise, get thee to Zarephath;... behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee." - 1 Kings 17:9

Because of our proneness to look at the bucket and forget the fountain, God has frequently to change His means of supply to keep our eyes fixed on the source. So the heavens that before sent us welcome showers become a brass, the streams that refreshed us are allowed to dry up, and the ravens that brought our daily food visit us no longer. But then God surprises us by meeting our needs through a poor widow woman, and so we prove the marvelous resources of God.

We are the representatives of God in this world, and we are here to prove His faithfulness. Our attitudes, our words, and our actions must all declare that He alone is our source of supply, or He will be robbed of the glory that is His due. He who sees in secret will take note of our needs, and He will meet them, not in stinted measure, but "according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus."

The Joyful Heart (Watchman Nee 主僕倪柝聲弟兄)

Read the Scriptures: 1 Kings 17

Seek First

"But seek ye first His kingdom, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you." - Matthew 6:33

Prayer will be answered if it aims at letting Christ have the first place in all things. Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and God will add to us all our needs. May we transform the time of praying for our needs into a time of praying for God's affairs. God will then hear the prayer we have uttered - that is, prayer for the things of God; but He will also hear the prayer we have not uttered - that is, prayer for our own affairs. If we would ask first that the Lord receive His, He would cause us to receive ours too. One of the sweet experiences in the life of a Christian is to have prayer continually answered.

The Lord My Portion (by Watchman Nee 主僕倪柝聲弟兄)

Read the Scriptures: Matthew 6