二月十四日
王赐他所需用的食物，日日赐他一份，终身都是这样。（王下25:30）
约雅斤并没有带着数月用的食物被遣送出王宫，他乃是每天得他的一份食粮。这也就描摹了一切属主之人的快乐地位。每天一份是人所真真需要的。我们并不需要明天的食粮，明天还没有到呢！我们今天也没有明天的需要。一天所需要的既然足够，我们就知足了。除了当天的衣食之外，我们并不能吃穿明天所有的；若是多余，就叫我们生了贮藏的顾虑，并要时时看守，担心盗贼会来偷去。一根杖可以帮助一个行路的人，但是一捆杖却变成了他的重担。足够不仅像筵席那样好，而且足可使食量大的人得到饱足。这是我们所能期望的一切，若是所求的超过了这些就算是忘恩负义的人。父不多给我们，我们就当为每天所得的一份知足。约雅斤的事就是我们的情形，我们必定得到我们的一份，是王所赐给我们的，这一份乃是恩赏，是终身要得到的。为此就当存感谢的心。
亲爱的基督徒读者们！你天天在恩典的事上，需要神的给养。你没有贮藏起来的力量。你必须天天寻求从上面来的帮助。每天的一份为你稳妥地预备好了，这是多么令人快意的一件事呀！简言之，借着服役、默想、祷告，等候神，你便得到新鲜的力量。你所需要的一切事，在耶稣里已经为你预备好了。那末，你只管继续享受你的一份吧！你天天的恩粮，既然都摆在恩筵之上，就不要自甘过著忍饥受饿的生活吧！
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.
