Narrated by Ruth Aisha Aba
As my husband and I stepped into full-time mission work in 2003, the thought of absolute dependence on God for daily needs came with a lot questions and fears. Is it going to be possible? How will my family feed and the children go to school? How was God going to sustain us/ Several thoughts flooded my mind and the light on my path seemed so faint. I needed God to answer these questions because I was told to ask Him every question I had; seeing that He alone could answer them and I would walk the rest of my life upon His answers.
It’s quite easy to make up one’s mind to choose this path especially when you see some people that have gone ahead and from all indications the Lord has been faithful to them. It looks as though as soon as the Lord bids you come and you step out upon His words, the wind and the waves would no longer be a distraction to make you take your eyes of Him for a moment. But as with Peter, waves have made some not only to sink but to drown completely and I didn’t want to end that way.
One Sunday afternoon, precisely on the 16th of October, 2005, while preparing to go out in order to keep an appointment with some sisters; I felt a very strong urge to go in and pray. I tried to excuse myself but my heart got heavier with the burden to pray. I wondered why it should be at that time of the day. The Lord in His mercy prevailed on me; so I went into my bedroom and knelt down to pray. As I got on my knees, I began to ask God what He wanted me to pray for since I was not sure of what to say. But instead of raising prayer points for me, I heard Him say, “Take up your Bible”. I did that immediately. As I opened my Bible with no particular scripture in mind, it opened to 2 Kings 25:29-30, which reads thus:
“And changed his prison garments: and he did eat bread continually before him all the days of his life. And his allowance was a continual allowance given him of the king, a daily rate for every day, all the days of his life”.
I was so surprised for I had never seen this scripture in this light before. I saw God, my Father, answering my questions. I heard Him saying that He had made ready a portion of a daily allowance for me. It was not going to be monthly salary but a daily allocation sufficient to meet my everyday needs, and that for the rest of my life. I was also going to be eating from His table and would not need to be the one to plan my menu for the day but to eat whatever was set on His table for me. I am particularly honoured to be invited to the table of the Almighty, King of kings.
After hearing what God had for me, I could not get up from my knees anymore. I wanted to spend the rest of the day there but the burden had lifted. I heard Him say; “That’s all I wanted to tell you”. I felt the joy that knows no bounds. The entrance of His words brought a flood of light unto my life’s dimly-lit path as I knelt in worship and adoration of his Holy Name. It was a very memorable day for me, for He gave strength to my weak and wobbly knees and made my feet like the hind’s feet. I knew He had enabled me to go on heights. He is ever willing to clear our doubts and questions.
From that day on, I have not had to worry and fret about what to eat and drink. The Lord has been faithful to provide sufficiently all our daily needs in whatever way He chooses. I can hang my life on Him; for His word is true. He has continued to send His word of encouragement to me. Recently, I came across Luke 12:31 (TLB): “He will always give you all you need from day to day if you will make the kingdom of God your priority”. What a sure word of promise!
Culled from More Than Rubies Vol 10 No. 2
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