Provision

Illustration★★★

A Russian immigrant bought a ticket on a ship to the USA. So that he wouldn’t
get hungry, his mother gave him a loaf of black bread, which he divided up to
last the trip. Each day, he’d look into the dining room and see all the people
banqueting. It wasn’t till the end of the trip that he discovered the fare
included the food.

The point

A Russian immigrant sparingly rationed bread the whole voyage, not realizing the ship's fare already included all the food he needed.

Scripture

Matthew 6:31-33Philippians 4:19

Audience

Adults

Tone

Tender · Encouraging

To tell aloud

under a minute · 66 words

Subjects

Provision Trust God's Provision Abundance Grace

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