provision

provision

Focus Verse: Psalm 23:1
Declaration: I walk in divine provision today; the Lord supplies every need in abundance
Provision begins with a relationship with God, not resources. Provision flows from who leads you, not just what you have. If the Lord is your shepherd, He is your provider.
Psalm 34:10
Matthew 6:33
If we seek God first, everything else will be provided.
John 10:11
“Eat from the shepherd’s table”. Jesus is our shepherd, who bought us with His own blood. He also appointed shepherds for different flocks: our leaders and ministers. We should receive what they have to share with us.
God’s provision is complete and sufficient. God is Jehovah Jireh.
Moses was on Mount Sinai for 80 days: the first 40 days when he received the tablets, and then another 40 days when he goes back up after the Israelites had committed idolatry.
Moses wrote the first five books of the Bible: The Pentateuch. He also spent the first 40 years under the pharaoh, the next 40 years in the wilderness, and the last 40 years leading the Israelites and walking with God. He learned about everything from God and wrote the 5 books: including the story of creation.
God created the whole world in 6 days and didn’t have to create anything after that. The world lacked nothing. He already created it all.
Philippians 4:19
2 Corinthians 8:9
“For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich”
Psalm 84:11
“He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.”
God’s provision is complete. But there are people who have little; this has come out of poor governance, greed, and sin. The world contains enough for everyone to live in abundance. But today, 99% of resources lie with just 1% of the population. Distribution is the problem.
Provision is often guided, not dropped. A shepherd doesn’t drop food from the sky, he leads the sheep to green pastures.
Psalm 23:2
In Exodus 16, God provided manna, but people had to gather it.
Proverbs 3:6
Many times, our provision comes through direction. In some special cases, like with Hagar, who cried out for water, God provided water. Same with manna to the Israelites. These are rare incidents. What God usually does is not miracles, he usually blesses us by leading us.
Provision requires trust and rest. If we get worried, we lose our peace. But trusting in God brings peace.
Matthew 6:36
The birds of the sky have no stress or worry.
Hebrews 4:3
Where our trust drops, we lose our peace.
Psalm 37:25
If we walk in faith, credited to us as righteousness, we are never forsaken.
Most people sleep when they get inside a vehicle; because they trust who is at the wheel. If it’s a rash driver, you lose your piece and don’t even close your eyes.
If the Lord holds your life and you trust Him, you can fully rest. Trust in God allows you to rest in His provision. We need to follow His guidance and do our part as well.