愛倫的手頭很緊，所以她很開心能收到一筆聖誕節獎金。原本這就足夠了，可是當她要將錢存進銀行時，竟然發現了另一個驚喜。櫃台出納員說，銀行贈送她一份聖誕禮物，在她支票帳戶存入足夠她在一月份繳付房貸的款項。現在，她與丈夫能支付別的帳單，並用這聖誕節驚喜來祝福別人。

上帝賜福的方式出乎我們的意料。拿俄米因丈夫與兒子們相繼去世而悲慟愁苦（路得記1章20-21節），但她的遠房親戚波阿斯，卻救她脫離絕望的景況。波阿斯不僅娶了她媳婦路得為妻，還讓她與路得擁有一個家（4章10節）。

可能拿俄米所希望的只是如此，但上帝還賜給路得跟波阿斯一個兒子。有了這孫子，拿俄米能重新得力，並在晚年時得到奉養（15節）。這應該是足夠了，正如那些伯利恆的婦人說：「拿俄米得孩子了」（17節）。但是，俄備得長大後，成為「耶西的父，耶西是大衛的父」（17節）。拿俄米的家系竟成為以色列的皇族血脈，那是史上最重要的皇朝。這應該是足夠了，但是，大衛的後裔中還有……耶穌。

如果我們相信耶穌基督，我們的處境就跟拿俄米相似。在蒙祂救贖之前，我們原是一無所有。現今，天父全然接納我們，賜福給我們，讓你我能去祝福別人。祂所賜給我們的福分，不僅是足夠，還豐盛有餘。

Ellen was on a tight budget, so she was glad to receive a Christmas bonus. That would have been enough, but when she deposited the money, she received another surprise. The teller said that as a Christmas present the bank had deposited her January mortgage payment into her checking account. Now she and Trey could pay other bills and bless someone else with a Christmas surprise!

God has a way of blessing us beyond what we expect. Naomi was bitter and broken by the death of her husband and sons (Ruth 1:20–21). Her desperate situation was rescued by Boaz, a relative who married her daughter-in-law Ruth and provided a home for her and Naomi (4:10).

That might have been all Naomi could hope for. But then God blessed Ruth and Boaz with a son. Now Naomi had a grandson to “renew [her] life and sustain [her] in [her] old age” (v. 15). That would have been enough. As the women of Bethlehem put it, “Naomi has a son!” (v. 17). Then little Obed grew—and became “the father of Jesse, the father of David” (v. 17). Naomi’s family belonged to Israel’s royal line, the most important dynasty in history! That would have been enough. David, however, became the ancestor of . . . Jesus.

If we believe in Christ, we’re in a similar position to Naomi. We had nothing until He redeemed us. Now we’re fully accepted by our Father, who blesses us to bless others. That’s so much more than enough.