Heavenly Supply Chain

 Happy Sunday!

"And with all his abundant wealth through Christ Jesus, my God will SUPPLY all your needs."(Philippians 4:19 GNT).

We've been hearing quite a bit about Supply Chains in the last few years.  Throughout the Bible we are constantly reminded not to worry, and not to fret.  Abraham called the place where God provided the ram in the bush, Jehovah Jireh.  This means the God who sees beforehand and provides.  God doesn't wait until the crisis to try and figure out how to provide for us.  He knows far in advance what we will need and how to get it to us.  God created the heavens and the earth before he created man.  Everything Adam would ever need was there before he ever had a need.  Aren't you glad Adam didn't have to tread water until the dry ground appeared?

How can we be sure God will provide?  Great question! I'm so glad you asked.  We can be sure God will always provide for us by Faith.  Hebrews 11:1 says, "Now faith is the assurance (the confirmation, the title deed) of the things [we] hope for, being the proof of things [we] do not see and the conviction of their reality [faith perceiving as real fact what is not revealed to the senses]."(Amplified).  We must have Faith in God, and Faith in His Word.   The Word of God has stood, and will continue to stand the test of time.  In Matthew 5:18, Jesus said, "Heaven and earth may disappear. But I promise you not even a period or comma will ever disappear from the Law. Everything written in it must happen."(CEV).

We also need to obey!  Do exactly what the Lord tells you when he tells you.  One of the prayers on the Living Word Christian Center web site has a phrase that I love to pray for pastors, myself, and those I love.  It says, "He is always in the right place at the right time with the right information and the right understanding"(https://www.livingwd.org/uploadedFiles/CONFESSION%20FOR%20PASTOR.pdf). 

Don't miss this!  During the drought and famine in the land the Prophet Elijah had to obey God, and go to the places God told him to go to.  If he hadn't gone to Zarephath he would never have met the widow, and both of their lives would have turned out differently.  You know the story, she was going to make a last meal for her son and herself and then die of starvation.  But because she made a cake for the prophet, her barrel of meal, and cruse of oil lasted until the drought and famine ended.(1 Kings 17:8-16).

2 Corinthians 9:8 says, "God is ready to overwhelm you with more blessings than you could ever imagine so that you’ll always be taken care of in every way and you’ll have more than enough to share."(Voice).

Love and prayers, Cynthia