The cry of your heart is heard in the courts of Heaven, and though the burden of temporal need lies heavy, it is not beyond the reach of Him who speaketh and it is done. The miracle of provision is not a thing dependent upon the merit of the one who asks it, nor upon the strength of his faith as a condition, but upon the boundless power of Jesus Christ. He does nothing but speak, and the want vanishes; He commands, and the supply appears. The same voice that once filled the waterskins with wine at a wedding feast can fill your empty vessels now. That first miracle, you remember, was wrought in a private house, amidst a family, and it teaches us that the Lord cares for the homely needs of His people.
Consider the miracle of the loaves as it has transpired in your own life story. How often have you been brought low, only to find at the last hour that the barrel of meal wasted not, nor did the cruse of oil fail? Call these things to mind, and be not afraid, whatever your present trouble may be. The God of Nature is the God of Grace, and He who maketh the sun to rise on the evil and on the good hath not left His own household to beg for bread. Have faith about those simple family matters which are causing you so much irritation. You have been praying, now commit your cause to God and have faith that He will grant your request.
This great breakthrough you long for is the very kind of thing that brings glory to the Miracle Worker. When Omnipotence enters the countinghouse and the pantry, there is a miracle of love that shouts aloud to the world that Christ is grand in emergencies. Nobody can work this mighty miracle of mercy but the Lord Jesus Christ, yet He can do it more swiftly than I can speak of it. Let family prayer be more regarded, and let private devotion be more spiritually maintained, for these are the channels through which the river of grace often flows. Lay hold upon the promise, “All things are yours,” and rest in it. When you have a miracle, you may as well have a great one, ask largely, trust wholly.
The first miracle after our Lord’s death was worked in the Temple itself, signifying that His power is no longer bound to any earthly home or hearth, but is openly manifested for all His chosen. And if He thought it fitting to supply a wedding with wine, shall He not provide food for the mouths of little ones and cover the backs of those who call upon His name? None of the multitude refused the Lord’s provision. Come, then, to the banquet of His bounty, and let not unbelief keep you from the feast. The miracle of provision is not a parable of man’s effort, but of Christ’s working. The power lies wholly in Jesus Himself. Trust in Him, wait upon Him, and you shall see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.