I’ve been seeking the Lord lately to hear His wisdom and counsel in some areas of my life. He answered some of my questions but I still haven't understood some things. This has caused me to seek God more for clarity. He has not clarified things to me yet. However, He has used this time to speak to me about things that I didn’t even ask Him about. A lot of times God uses questions I have to get my attention and to cause me to draw near Him so I can hear Him speak about some important things that I’m not even asking Him to tell me. God doesn't always answer our huge lists of questions. Sometimes He tells us only what we really need to know.
“Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has chosen gladly to give you the kingdom” (Luke 12:32).
When I went to study that passage in its context I found most of the things I heard before.
“For all these things the nations of the world eagerly seek; but your Father knows that you need these things” (Luke 12:30).
What things?
The things of Life (v.22)
Food and clothing.
Food and clothing.
People usually freak out when they don’t know what they are going to eat tomorrow. I’ve freaked out before too, but this is what God tells us in His word when we worry about food and clothing:
“…You men of little faith! And do not seek what you will eat and what you will drink, and do not keep worrying. For all these things the nations of the world eagerly seek; but your Father knows that you need these things. But seek His kingdom, and these things will be added to you. Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has chosen gladly to give you the kingdom” (Luke 12:28-32).
“Seek His kingdom” (v.31). Why? Because Jesus said: “Your Father has chosen gladly to give you the kingdom” (v.32).
- “Do not seek what you will eat and what you will drink, and do not keep worrying” (v.29).
- “Do not be afraid” (v.32).
When we have worry and fear we don’t have rest. If there is lack of basic needs in a city or a nation people freak out and as a result we don’t have rest. Instead, we have social unrest. This leads to all kinds of problems including the increase of crime.
We don’t have to have unrest in our lives. God will provide in supernatural ways. He will supply all of our needs according to His riches in Glory and not according to what happens on the earth. What happens here on earth has no authority or power over God’s ability to meet the needs of His children. He will do it even if you lose your job and can’t work.
“Consider the ravens, for they neither sow nor reap; they have no storeroom nor barn, and yet God feeds them; how much more valuable you are than the birds!” (v. 24).
I’m not saying that we shouldn’t work or save money. That’s not what I’m saying here. What I’m saying is that God can and will supply all of your needs even if you don’t work or have a savings account. Why? Because you are valuable to Him. Much more valuable than the birds. You are His son or daughter and He does not abandon His children. I know I may seem like I’m trying to say that I have the biggest faith ever but at some point in our lives we must decide to believe what the Bible says. If it’s not true, then it’s the biggest lie ever told to humanity. If this passage is not true then we should also doubt the whole Bible even when it says that we are saved through faith in Jesus Christ. If God lied when He said that He will supply all of your needs according to His riches in Glory He also lied when he said that you are saved and that you are going to heaven.
It’s a fact that God will provide. However, not having rest is still possible if we don’t believe that God will provide. How do we have rest then?
“And to whom did He swear that they would not enter His rest, but to those who were disobedient? So we see that they were not able to enter because of unbelief” (Hebrew 3:18-19).
When we have unbelief we don’t have rest even if we have manna every day like Israel did.
It’s a fact that God will give us manna, but He wants us to have rest. God doesn’t worry about being able to provide to us. That’s not a problem for Him. What’s important to him is that His children have peace and learn to trust Him. He wants to remove the feeling of abandonment from our lives even if it’s through fire. He will purify our faith. He will remove the orphan spirit from His children!
- “Our Father… give us today our daily bread” (Matthew 6:9,11).
- “Our Father… give us today our daily bread” (Matthew 6:9,11).
- “Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has chosen gladly to give you the kingdom” (Luke 12:32).
It’s a matter of trust. Enter His Rest in the Midst of Social Unrest.
IMPORTANT: This is not a 2012 “End of the World” prophecy or any indication that people in the city of Vancouver are going to be rioting the streets and breaking into stores to steal food.
Some Miracles of Provision in the Bible:
1. Manna sent daily, except on Sabbath (Ex. 16:14-35)
2. Water from the rock at Rephidim (Ex. 17:5-7)
3. Widow of Zarephath's meal and oil increased (1 Kings 17:14-16)
4. The widow's oil multiplied (2 Kings 4:2-7)
5. An hundred men fed with twenty loaves at Gilgal (2 Kings 4:42-44)
6. Water made wine (John 2:1-11)
7. Four thousand fed (Matt 15:32 Mark 8:1)
8. Jesus feeds 5000 in a desert place (Matt 14:15 Mark 6:30 Luke 9:10 John 6:1-14)
“For forty years you sustained them in the desert; they lacked nothing, their clothes did not wear out nor did their feet become swollen” (Nehemiah 9:21).
In this post I mentioned something about cold weather coming. These are news about very cold weather in Europe. So far 400 people have died. God tells his people the things that will happen in our earth because we are His church and we live here. When God shows us things, it's not to boast but to pray or to know that He is in control. I pray for all those people that are suffering. This is the link to the news:
ReplyDeletehttp://news.nationalpost.com/2012/02/07/death-toll-from-europes-cold-snap-hits-400-as-explosive-experts-called-in-to-break-up-serbian-ice/