Day 7- God will Provide
Pastor Mike Sanders
World War II was the most devastating conflict in History,
causing the death of millions of people, especially in Europe. At
the close of the war the allies, as part of their effort to rebuild
Europe, assumed the care of millions of orphans from cities all
over the continent. Relief officials built various camps to care
for those children. As the program developed, the capacity of
the camps had to be expanded because of the vast number of
children that were being found and brought to the facilities. The
orphans received the best care available, including the healthiest
of food and drink.
But the administrators at one of the camps became very
disturbed because the children, after just a few weeks, were no
longer sleeping. Even though they received three meals a day,
were clothed and bathed, and had adequate beds to sleep in, the
children began staying awake all night. The perplexed officials
interviewed the boys and girls as part of a study to discover the
source of the problem. Before long they found a solution and
implemented it.
The dormitory attendants began placing a small loaf of bread
into the hand of each little child at bedtime. So before falling
asleep the last thing each boy or girl would experience was the
feel of bread in their hands. In a matter of days the children
were all sleeping through the night, reassured by the bread that
there would be food for tomorrow. They had been anxious
because past experience had taught them that having food one
day didn’t necessarily guarantee anything for the next. But
when they began to fall asleep with a small loaf in one hand, their
fears were dispelled.
(Philippians 4:19 KJV) “ But my God shall supply all your need
according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.”
Philippians 4:19 is the loaf of bread God places into your hand
each day!