“Each day, for as long as he lived, he was given a regular allowance for his needs.” (2Kings 25:30)
First, some background on this Scripture before we can see the implications for us. King Jehoiachin of Judah was taken prisoner to Babylon and was in prison 37 years. But King Evilmerodach, king of Babylonia, took him out of prison after he’d been in prison 37 years. He was seated at the king’s table and was provided with what he needed for the rest of his life. Some believe King Evilmerodach who was imprisoned by his father Nebuchadnezzar because of some kind of governmental offense, had met King Jehoiachin in prison. So, when he ascended to the throne, he released King Jehoiachin.
What is relevant to us in 2 Kings 25:30 is the phrase “each day.” King Jehoiachin received what he needed for each day. He didn’t get provision for the week or the month, but enough for each day. Enough for “each day” was the commandment made to the Israelites for gathering manna. When they disobeyed and stored the manna, it rotted. The miracle was that on the day before the Sabbath they were to gather enough for two days and it didn’t rot.
Today we hoard. We gather more than we need. We store up more than we need, especially in this country. The thing is that we don’t need tomorrow’s provision today because we don’t even know what the need is for tomorrow. We cannot eat, drink or wear more than today’s need to eat, drink and wear. We are great at storing things for “tomorrow.” But we store it for moths to eat holes in it, for time to rust and age things so that they’re unusable and for thieves to break in and steal. God’s Word is clear: “"Do not store up riches for yourselves here on earth, where moths and rust destroy, and robbers break in and steal.” (Matthew 6:19) Enough is what we can use. Any more and we have the problem of storing it.
Enough for “each day” is God’s method of provision. Each day we need to seek His Face for the provision for that day. We don’t know what we will encounter, what we will need or what will come up tomorrow. But God knows. For instance, He’s not going to send healing for your knee, three days before you need healing for your knee. He will send it when you need it. Each day, we can ask for our “daily bread,” whatever it is that we may need for the day.
The crowds followed Jesus because he fed the 5,000 with five fish. He told them: “Do not work for food that spoils; instead, work for the food that lasts for eternal life. This is the food which the Son of Man will give you, because God, the Father, has put His mark of approval on Him."(John 6:27) Jesus tells them, “"I am the Bread of Life," … "Those who come to Me will never be hungry; those who believe in Me will never be thirsty.” (John 6:35) Jesus was talking on a spiritual plane, but they were thinking on an earthly plane and they grumbled against Him. We see that Jesus is always talking on a spiritual plane. He is always concerned with our eternity.
Jesus tells us: “Instead, store up riches for yourselves in heaven, where moths and rust cannot destroy, and robbers cannot break in and steal.” (Matthew 6:20) Instead of being worried about what we’re going eat, drink or wear, we should be more concerned with what we have put into eternity. “So do not worry about tomorrow; it will have enough worries of its own. There is no need to add to the troubles each day brings.” (Matthew 6:34) Jesus commands us not to worry about our needs for the next day. Each day has its own set of problems. “"So do not start worrying: 'Where will my food come from? or my drink? or my clothes?' (These are the things the pagans are always concerned about.) Your Father in heaven knows that you need all these things.” (Matthew 6:31-32) Unbelievers worry about such things because they are depending on themselves. But we are not left to fend for ourselves. We have the Lord. His Name is Jehovah Jirah, the Lord Provider. He says to us, “Instead, be concerned above everything else with the Kingdom of God and with what He requires of you, and He will provide you with all these other things.” (Matthew 6:33)
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