I enjoy writing for finOur Daily Bread. I confess, however, that sometimes I whine to my friends about how difficult it is to communicate everything I would like to say in a short article like this. If only I could use more than 220 words.

This year when I came to the book of Matthew in my Bible reading schedule, I noticed something for the first time. As I was reading about the temptation of Christ (Matt. 4:1-11), I noticed how short it was. Matthew used fewer than 250 words to write his account of a key event in Scripture. Then I thought of other short yet powerful passages: Psalm 23 (117 words) and the Lord’s prayer in Matthew 6:9-13 (66 words).

Clearly I don’t need more words, I just need to use them well. This also applies to other areas of life—time, money, space, etc. Scripture affirms that God meets the needs of those who seek His kingdom and His righteousness (Matt. 6:33). The psalmist David encourages us, “Those who seek the Lord shall not lack any good thing” (Ps. 34:10).

If today you’re thinking, “I need just a little bit more” of something, consider instead the possibility that God has given you ‘just enough’.

He is rich who is satisfied with what he has.

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Julie Ackerman Link

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