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Title: Faithful Provider Post by: TigerLily on April 13, 2003, 06:52:06 PM And my God will meet all your needs 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. There are circumstances in our lives that can put us in this place. 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" (Joshua 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. "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 your fullfilled need(Deuteronomy 8:17). Acknowledge the Lord as the provider of every need you have today. He is a faithful provider. Title: Re:Faithful Provider Post by: Ambassador4Christ on April 15, 2003, 04:48:21 PM AMEN He is Faithful
Title: Re:Faithful Provider Post by: Forrest on April 15, 2003, 10:23:26 PM (http://www.uponthisrock.com/Col1/givethanks.jpg)
Title: Re:Faithful Provider Post by: Angie on April 16, 2003, 10:33:07 AM God is so good!
Title: Re:Faithful Provider Post by: Ambassador4Christ on April 16, 2003, 05:10:50 PM (http://www.uponthisrock.com/Col1/givethanks.jpg) AMEN!!! God is good Title: Re:Faithful Provider Post by: Sower on April 16, 2003, 11:51:55 PM AMEN He is Faithful Yes indeed, He is always Faithful. His Name is Faithful and True (rev. 19:11). Title: Re:Faithful Provider Post by: Ambassador4Christ on April 17, 2003, 02:28:04 AM AMEN He is Faithful Yes indeed, He is always Faithful. His Name is Faithful and True (rev. 19:11). DITTO ;D Title: Re:Faithful Provider Post by: Symphony on April 30, 2003, 04:39:31 AM Hebrews 11:6 "But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him." Title: Re:Faithful Provider Post by: Ambassador4Christ on April 30, 2003, 12:53:20 PM Hebrews 11:6 "But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him." Amen Bro ;D |