Jehovah Jireh

I wanted to make salmon loaf for dinner on Wednesday night. On Tuesday I cut all the bread so it could dry out overnight for the panade. We had only 12 cans of salmon in the store-room, which is not nearly enough, but I went ahead and cut the bread anyway. I had been fighting off a minor cold for a few days, and Wednesday morning I woke up with feeling like I'd been run over by a street-car. So I spent the day on the couch and gave considerable thought as to how I was going to make it the recipe work and, quite frankly, I wasn't sure how I was going to do it. This morning I came back to work and discovered three things. First, the bread was still waiting for me. Second, we still only had 12 cans of salmon. Third, a nearby grocery store donated a box of the salmon in packets pictured here - exactly the amount of I needed.

Honestly, there are days when I come into work and have no idea what I'm making for lunch, never mind dinner. It's frustrating. I was ranting about the injustices of the world the other day, and 'reesta quietly reminded me that somehow we always manage to have something to serve, don't we, and it was the last thing I wanted to hear. She is, of course, absolutely right - God always provides.

I just hope the salmon don't mind.

Comments

[HennHouse (Karin)]

Fantastic, real-life illustration of how God ALWAYS takes care of us. Thanks for the awesome reminder.

[Kansas Bob]

How cool is that! What a great story of God's provision.

[Ps 46]

Reesta is an encouraging person. Pointing one to the God who has provided all these years. It is amazing what He has done and will continue to do. Providing the food is what He has in mind all the days the mission is in operation!!! God worked this way in my family of origin and we never went hungry!
I think those packets will make a very tasty salmon loaf! Blessings!

[The lady at the end of the couch]

You sound like you identify more with the salmon than with the cook.

Yes, he provides, but it can be tiring being the one He provides through. 'Twas always thus, right back to Noah, I expect.

'Course the salmon were OK on that one.

[The lady at the end of the couch]

PS

Thank you for leaving out the part where you went to your prayer closet and claimed the salmon, leaving only after several hours of battling God for a sense of peace about the whole thing.

[Ps 46]

The lady at the end of the couch,

Does that mean the cook in baked?? or are you saying he is swimming upstream against all odds?

[amber]

Love the comments. And love the story. I've seen God do things like that a number of times and it never fails to amaze me. Awesome.

[[rhymes with kerouac]]

Remember kids, any old dead fish can float downstream, but it takes a real live salmon to swim against the current.