MY GOD SHALL PROVIDE

"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" (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.
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).
Acknowledge the Lord as the provider of every need you have
today. He is a faithful provider.