God's Provision
October 15, 2015
Devotions:
God has already provided everything that we need for life and godliness. God has not provided just a bqrely get along amount because He is "El-Shaddai", the God who is more that enough, the God of superabundance whose glory is demonstrated in His abundant goodness, God provides blessings on everyone, the good and the bad.. God's blessings are not to confirm our lifestyle but to draw us closer to Him. It is His presence that transforms us.
“Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?” Romans 2:4 KJV
When we are in His presence we can still reject His goodness and go our own ways. Every time that we do we harden ourselves a little more to God's goodness in our lives. If we resist God long enough we will eventually we will not even want God in our lives. God is the only source of good in the universe.
God delights in our partaking in the fulness of the provisions of His blessing. If you want to please God then set your sights on walking in all that God has for you. A part of His goodness is to allow us to proclaim that goodness to others and invite them to partake of it. The greatest goodness is when we realize that He took our sin away and made us new creations in Him, giving us His righteous and sharing His glory with us. There is no good thing that He will withhold from us when we walk in His goodness and rest in His finished work.
“For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly. O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.” Psalms 84:11-12 KJV
The key is our trust in Him and in His goodness or are we looking to our own efforts to obtain what we need. Look to and trust fully in Him by following the leading of His Spirit in total obedience. His provision is far greater than anything we could ever imagine.