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Friday, June 25, 2010

Provison.......


"And my God will meet all your needs "{on a daily basis}" according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:19

Have you ever gone through a time of complete dependence on God for your material needs? Perhaps you lost a job and could not generate income on your own. 
Perhaps you got sick and could not work. 
You tried to find a job.....any job, & because of age or whatever reason, you are not successful in your search.
There are other circumstances in our lives that can put us also in this place.
It has nothing to do with an unwillingness..... but everything to do with a inability to 'let the penny drop'....
Even more accurate : It has everything to do with : God's (undeserved) Grace bestowed upon you...!


When God brought the people of Israel out of Egypt through the desolate desert, they had no ability to provide for themselves. 
God met their needs supernaturally each day by providing manna from Heaven:
- Each day they would awake to one day's portion of what they needed. 
This was a season in their lives to learn dependence and the faithfulness of God as provider. By and by, they entered the Promised Land. 
When they did, God's "supernatural provision" was no longer required. 
"The manna stopped the day after they ate this food from the land; there was no longer any manna for the Israelites, but that year they ate of the produce of Canaan" 
(Josh. 5:12)
In both cases God was the provider of the need.
For most of us, we derive our necessities of life through our work. 
Like the birds of the fields we are commanded to go out and gather what God has already provided. 
It is a process of participation in what God has already provided. 
Sometimes it appears it is all up to us; sometimes it appears it is all up to God. In either case we must realize that the Lord is our provider; the job is only an instrument of His provision
He requires our involvement in either case.


Consideration....
Acknowledge the Lord as the provider of every need you have today. 

He is the ONLY Faithful Provider.....that will NEVER let you down..!


"You may say to yourself, 'My power and the strength of my hands have produced this wealth for me.' 
But remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you the ability to produce wealth, and so confirms His covenant, which He swore to your forefathers, as it is today" (Deuteronomy 8:17-18).



Shalom

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