But my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:19

I pray that your worship was Spirit filled and strengthening as you gathered with the saints around the word of God. God is faithful to receive the worship and praise of His children in the Name of His Son, Jesus. God is present with us in worship and work. When you put your faith and trust in Christ, God will meet all your need. God blesses His children out of His great love and draws us near to Him to bring our wants and desires in line with His will. His will is always for you and not against you. The scripture passage is a promise that God will never forsake those who seek Him. He will provide for our financial, physical, and spiritual needs. It is God’s great delight to “supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” He is the Eternal God, Mighty in Power, everlasting in love, endless in strength, eternally faithful, and Creator of all things. He delivers to set the captives free. He is Living Water to those who thirst, Bread to those that hunger, Friend to the lonely, Light to those who are in darkness, disoriented, and confused. He is present, ready, and able to be the All and Everything to His children. God delights in being even more generous to us than we are to Him. God recognizes and rewards our hard work when we are generous in our giving of finances, talents, and our time to further the gospel and His kingdom. We can’t out-give God!  The Holy Spirit expressed great delight and joy to the Philippians saints for abundantly and generously providing for the needs of Apostle Paul while in prison. The church at Philippi helped him when no one else did. He was thankful and “rejoiced in the Lord greatly” (Php 4:10).   My friend, are you aware of how God is meeting your needs? Has He kept sickness and illness from your home? Give Him praise! Has He delivered you through illness, sufferings, troubles, and pain? Give Him praise! He provides you with family, fitness, finances, and food. Give Him praise! He surrounds you with a supportive church who prays with you, prays for you, and solicits your prayers? They care for you and are concerned for your wellbeing. Rejoice and give Him praise! God is able to “supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” So dear friend, rejoice in God’s faithfulness, “rejoice in the Lord always, and again I say, Rejoice” (Php 4:4). In His great joy you shall know the peace of God and He “shall keep your hearts and mind through Christ Jesus…and the God of peace shall be with you” (Php 4:7-9). Father thank you for Your love and the peace that only You supply. I give You praise! In the blessed Name of Jesus. Amen.

But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you. 1 Pet 5:10

Waiting on God can be difficult, especially when fervently seeking an answer to prayer or stepping out in faith to claim His promises. Sometimes we fail to recognize God’s answer because it doesn’t look like anything we expected. God never changes. He is the same yesterday, today, and forevermore. The scripture passage reminds us of God’s faithfulness to see us through troubled times, even if it involves a time of suffering. The child of God can know with great confidence that present troubles work for our good to “make you perfect, stablished, strengthen, settle you.” God is unaffected by time. He is the Master over time, and He is patiently working “that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose” (Rom 8:28). God does not, and will not, give up on His children. He is the Potter (Jer 18:4) who shapes the circumstances that impacts our lives that we may be conformed to the image of His Son (Rom 8:29). He has a lifetime of work planned for the lives of His children. My friend, even when we have fall, fail, and fumble, God is still reaching out to us as He did with Peter in the days following his denial and while he was hiding in shame. He wants you to know that He has not given up on you and will continue His work until the day of Jesus Christ (Phil 1:6). Dear friend, as you read and meditate on the word of God, know that God is at work to transform your mind (Rom 12:2), establish you in His perfect peace (Isa 26:3), strengthen your faith with courage to believe, and “settle you” that you may “stand against the wiles of the devil” (Eph 6:11). Friend, hear the word of God say unto you “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness” (2 Cor 12:9). Know that your suffering is for a little while, but “joy come in the morning” (Ps 30:5). Father thank You for Your love, Your grace, and Your work “unto the eternal glory by Christ Jesus.” I will praise You for Your faithfulness. In the blessed Name of Jesus. Amen.

Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. Matt 6:34

News that rocks your world. What happens when you receive bad or disturbing news? News that hits you right in the gut and takes your breath away. News that drops you to your knees. This type of news tends to rob us of any mental, emotional, and physical strength we ever had. On top of that, we begin to worry with uncertainty and endless questions flood our mind. These actions seem to be normal, natural, and acceptable responses, if we care for ourselves and our loved ones. But does this mean my faith is weak if I respond in these ways? In moments like these we come to realize how precious life truly is and how much we love living. The scripture passage encourages us to “take therefore no thought for the morrow, for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself.” God wants us to know that nothing in this life is greater than knowing Him and trusting His love. As His children He wants you to know that we can trust Him and come to Him, even in times when we are fallen and broken, in times when our minds are filled with chaos and confusion, and every ounce of strength within us has failed. God does not ask us to ignore the circumstances that surround us but reminds us that we can come to Him in every circumstance and situation we face. Consider the example of Jesus in the garden when He prayed “not My will, but Thine, be done” (Lk 22:42). Jesus’ body became so overwhelmed that “His sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling to the ground” (Lk 22:44). He faced the reality and pain of the impending crucifixion and “endured the cross, despising the shame” (Heb 12:2) with confidence in the Father, faith in the Father’s word, and that the Father’s love for Him was greater that His love for Himself. My friend, God’s love for you is far greater than any thing you can ask or think (Eph 3:20) and nothing can separate you from His love (Rom 8:38-39) through His Son Jesus Christ. Everyday is filled with its troubles and “sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof” but dear friend, those are the moments when you can know the depth of the Father’s love, His grace, mercy, and faithfulness. “Cast thy burdens upon the LORD, and He shall sustain thee” (Ps 55:22). Though our hearts may fall and our minds wander, trust in the Lord with all your heart (Prov 3:5) for it is God’s word that will stand (Prov 19:21). Father thank You for Your eternal love and caring for me more than I could ever care for myself. Draw me near into Your presence and remind me “Great is Thy faithfulness” (Lam 3:23). In the blessed Name of Jesus. Amen.