No limits
Bible Reading: Read Ephesians 4:4-10
Author: George T. Wilkerson (North Carolina, US)
Author: George T. Wilkerson (North Carolina, US)
Saturday 27 June 2026 © The Upper Room.
Jacob had been wearing the same pair of shoes for five years, and they were literally disintegrating on his feet. Though there are roughly 140 of us at this prison, death row has only twelve jobs available, each paying $2.80 per week. A pair of shoes costs $40.00, and Jacob is unemployed.
Recently, Jacob needed to leave the prison to see a doctor. While Jacob
was waiting to go out, another prisoner being transferred to a different
prison put a brand new pair of shoes on the counter and said, ‘Give
these to someone who needs them.’ Technically, the officer was supposed to throw them away because prisoners are not allowed to give other prisoners gifts, but she felt moved to ask Jacob his shoe size.
The shoes were a perfect fit. Jacob had been praying for God to provide for him and trusted that God would. Sometimes we put limits on what God can do because we focus on the ‘normal’ sources from which our
needs are met. But God is limitless and can meet our needs in unexpected ways.
Prayer: Dear God, help us to trust you to provide for our needs. Amen
