Always More
Author: Elizabeth B. Hughes (Alabama, USA)
I was attending the opening worship service of The Upper Room’s ‘SOULfeast’ event at Lake Junaluska, North Carolina.
The service was so spiritually uplifting that as I went to participate in Holy Communion, I accepted the bread and placed it in my mouth before I realised that I was expected to dip it in the cup.
With a startled look on my face, I looked at the pastor, who said with a kind voice, ‘Don’t worry. There’s always more.’ He gave me another piece of bread to complete my Communion.
The pastor’s words, ‘There’s always more’, lingered with me throughout the entire conference.
I heard the passage from 1 Kings 17:14–16 describe how the jar of flour and the jug of oil did not run dry, so that every day Elijah and the widow and her son could eat.
Too often we become anxious about the things we cannot control. We forget that no matter what is going on in the world, we can live with ‘the peace of God, which transcends all understanding’ (Philippians 4:7). God always has more for those who believe.
Prayer: Most gracious heavenly Father, thank you for your unending love and grace. Amen
