二月十四日

王賜他所需用的食物，日日賜他一份，終身都是這樣。（王下25:30）

約雅斤並沒有帶著數月用的食物被遣送出王宮，他乃是每天得他的一份食糧。這也就描摹了一切屬主之人的快樂地位。每天一份是人所真真需要的。我們並不需要明天的食糧，明天還沒有到呢！我們今天也沒有明天的需要。一天所需要的既然足夠，我們就知足了。除了當天的衣食之外，我們並不能吃穿明天所有的；若是多餘，就叫我們生了貯藏的顧慮，並要時時看守，擔心盜賊會來偷去。一根杖可以幫助一個行路的人，但是一捆杖卻變成了他的重擔。足夠不僅像筵席那樣好，而且足可使食量大的人得到飽足。這是我們所能期望的一切，若是所求的超過了這些就算是忘恩負義的人。父不多給我們，我們就當為每天所得的一份知足。約雅斤的事就是我們的情形，我們必定得到我們的一份，是王所賜給我們的，這一份乃是恩賞，是終身要得到的。為此就當存感謝的心。

親愛的基督徒讀者們！你天天在恩典的事上，需要神的給養。你沒有貯藏起來的力量。你必須天天尋求從上面來的幫助。每天的一份為你穩妥地預備好了，這是多麼令人快意的一件事呀！簡言之，藉著服役、默想、禱告，等候神，你便得到新鮮的力量。你所需要的一切事，在耶穌裡已經為你預備好了。那末，你只管繼續享受你的一份吧！你天天的恩糧，既然都擺在恩筵之上，就不要自甘過著忍饑受餓的生活吧！

February 14

"And his allowance was a continual allowance given him of the king, a daily rate for every day, all the days of his life." --2 Kings 25:30

Jehoiachin was not sent away from the king's palace with a store to last him for months, but his provision was given him as a daily pension. Herein he well pictures the happy position of all the Lord's people. A daily portion is all that a man really wants. We do not need tomorrow's supplies; that day has not yet dawned, and its wants are as yet unborn. The thirst which we may suffer in the month of June does not need to be quenched in February, for we do not feel it yet; if we have enough for each day as the days arrive we shall never know want. Sufficient for the day is all that we can enjoy. We cannot eat or drink or wear more than the day's supply of food and raiment; the surplus gives us the care of storing it, and the anxiety of watching against a thief. One staff aids a traveller, but a bundle of staves is a heavy burden. Enough is not only as good as a feast, but is all that the veriest glutton can truly enjoy. This is all that we should expect; a craving for more than this is ungrateful. When our Father does not give us more, we should be content with his daily allowance. Jehoiachin's case is ours, we have a sure portion, a portion given us of the king, a gracious portion, and a perpetual portion. Here is surely ground for thankfulness.

Beloved Christian reader, in matters of grace you need a daily supply. You have no store of strength. Day by day must you seek help from above. It is a very sweet assurance that a daily portion is provided for you. In the word, through the ministry, by meditation, in prayer, and waiting upon God you shall receive renewed strength. In Jesus all needful things are laid up for you. Then enjoy your continual allowance. Never go hungry while the daily bread of grace is on the table of mercy.