“Give unto the people, that they may eat … They shall eat, and shall leave thereof.” — 2 Kings 4:42–44
A man brings Elisha twenty barley loaves. There are a hundred men to feed. The servant says the obvious thing — this is not enough — and he is right, arithmetically. They eat anyway, and there is food left over.
The message was about the gap between what we have and what we think we need before God can use us. We wait to be ready. We hold part of it back in case. And holding back is exactly what keeps the thing from multiplying.
Elijah and the widow with her last meal. Moses at the Red Sea with a stick in his hand. The pattern is the same every time — God does not ask for abundance, He asks for surrender, and then He does the multiplying. You either trust Him with it or you do not. There is no partial.
Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and lean not unto thine own understanding. He is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think.
The church also celebrated a couple marking fifty-one years of marriage.
Sunday, July 5, 2026 · 2 Kings 4:42–44, Hebrews 11:1, Proverbs 3:5–6, Ephesians 3:20