June 17, 2023 OUR SUPPLIER
Philippians 4:6-7,19 “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your request be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, shall guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” “And my God shall supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.”
Many fret and worry about how they will get the things they need; they believe that it is up to them to secure what is needed. This viewpoint inevitably leads to a life of pursuing ‘things.’ So much of the world in which we live is materialistic, giving little or no time to what is much more important-the spiritual. In the economy of God-in His kingdom-we are given the good news that we can be anxious for nothing! That may seem to hard to believe. God invites us through prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, to make our request known to Him. There is something healthy and wise in seeing God as the one who supplies our needs, and knowing that we are dependent on Him. He said that He will supply all our needs! Does this mean that we do not have to work? It certainly does not mean that. It does mean that God gives us the ability and the skills we need to work, and He supplies the work. The point is that we should understand that it is God who supplies-not ourselves. In this life there are many things that can cause us to be be anxious; but God gives the awesome command to be anxious for nothing! The key to not being anxious is to understand and believe that God is ruling, that He is all knowing and all powerful, that He has all wisdom, and that HE LOVES US. His loving us does not mean that we will face no difficulties in life. In ways we do not fully understand, He has purpose in the trials and He has told us that ‘all things work together for good for those who love Him and are called according to His purpose.’ I hate to say it, but trials are a part of the process of being transformed into His image. In the midst of the challenges of life, God invites us to make our request known to Him-what a blessing; He will hear our request and He will answer in His own way-and that is where is submit our will to His will. When we come before God in this way, the peace of God will guard our hearts and our minds in a way that we cannot explain. So, acknowledge the trial, make your request to Him-what you want to see happen-but yield your desires to Him and trust Him for answering your request in the way that He knows is best-then leave it with Him and refuse to be anxious.
2 Corinthians 9:8,10-11 “And God is able to make all grace abound to you, that always having all sufficiency in everything, you may have an abundance for every good deed;” “ Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food, will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness; you will be enriched in everything for all liberality, which through us is producing thanksgivings to God.”
Blessings, Buddy
Philippians 4:6-7,19 “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your request be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, shall guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” “And my God shall supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.”
Many fret and worry about how they will get the things they need; they believe that it is up to them to secure what is needed. This viewpoint inevitably leads to a life of pursuing ‘things.’ So much of the world in which we live is materialistic, giving little or no time to what is much more important-the spiritual. In the economy of God-in His kingdom-we are given the good news that we can be anxious for nothing! That may seem to hard to believe. God invites us through prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, to make our request known to Him. There is something healthy and wise in seeing God as the one who supplies our needs, and knowing that we are dependent on Him. He said that He will supply all our needs! Does this mean that we do not have to work? It certainly does not mean that. It does mean that God gives us the ability and the skills we need to work, and He supplies the work. The point is that we should understand that it is God who supplies-not ourselves. In this life there are many things that can cause us to be be anxious; but God gives the awesome command to be anxious for nothing! The key to not being anxious is to understand and believe that God is ruling, that He is all knowing and all powerful, that He has all wisdom, and that HE LOVES US. His loving us does not mean that we will face no difficulties in life. In ways we do not fully understand, He has purpose in the trials and He has told us that ‘all things work together for good for those who love Him and are called according to His purpose.’ I hate to say it, but trials are a part of the process of being transformed into His image. In the midst of the challenges of life, God invites us to make our request known to Him-what a blessing; He will hear our request and He will answer in His own way-and that is where is submit our will to His will. When we come before God in this way, the peace of God will guard our hearts and our minds in a way that we cannot explain. So, acknowledge the trial, make your request to Him-what you want to see happen-but yield your desires to Him and trust Him for answering your request in the way that He knows is best-then leave it with Him and refuse to be anxious.
2 Corinthians 9:8,10-11 “And God is able to make all grace abound to you, that always having all sufficiency in everything, you may have an abundance for every good deed;” “ Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food, will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness; you will be enriched in everything for all liberality, which through us is producing thanksgivings to God.”
Blessings, Buddy
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