God is SO good!
I am so amazed at the grace and love of our God. Though I both know and believe in the truth of His Word, He never ceases to amaze me. Read Matthew 6:25-33(ESV) below:
Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
These verses immediately follow Jesus’ statement “no one can serve two masters…You cannot serve God and money.” So often our worries in this life are over money. Whether it be that we simply don’t have enough for our wants or truly don’t have enough to cover our needs. The beauty of Jesus’ words is so evident. God knows our needs. Just as he clothes the lilies of the valley and feeds the birds of the air, He will fulfill our needs; the Word says “all these things will be added to you.” Our responsibility: we must seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness. We must put God on throne of our hearts. We must choose to stand on the promises of His Word. We must be faithful in our tithing. We must seek God’s will and not our own; seek His perspective on our situation and not rely what our physical eyes can see.
I can speak of countless times God has met our needs in the short 7 years of our marriage. But I have a praise report from today. This morning, Brian and I were handed an envelope with money in it. The person that gave it wanted to remain anonymous, and only asked that we use it to buy 4 new tires for our truck. Wow! I was speechless when it was passed onto us. This is a praise God moment. Yet again, though we don’t have the funds to pay for something that is a necessity, God provided for our needs. He is ever-so-faithful to His Word. And we feel so blessed to be the recipients of His unexpected, undeserved blessing. Praise God!
