I am thankful that God will provide for my needs. God is the God of all creation and because he created all things he gives us all we need to do the work he has set before us. Take a moment. Watch the video.
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I find it truly amazing to know that God, the one that created the universe, knows me and cares to provide everything I will need. Think about this statement:
There is one God, Jesus, and He will provide for me.
Jesus tell us in Matthew 6:25 that we are not to be anxious for anything. Not what we will eat for our next meal nor what we will clothe ourselves with to protect us. Then he gives two examples from nature that you can go out and observe right now, if you want. The first is birds of the air. Let's look at the truth of an animals existence. For the majority of an animals life, they spend it hunting for food, eating said food, mating, or protecting their offspring. I understand that not all animals act the same, but these are the things that most animals of the world do. Here, in the book of Matthew, Jesus tells us that the birds, and by extension every other living creature, is will always find food provided by God. Then he says this statement that is profound, "Are you not more important that they?" A rhetorical question to which the answer is yes. Humans are more important than animals. You are more important than animals. The second example Jesus gives is flowers. Every year flowers bloom, wilt, die and come back. If God takes time to clothe the meadows with beautiful flowers, He will always be there to clothe you for service.
Practically this does not always mean that we will be healthy or full. Jesus will give us what we need when we need it. What it does mean is that you never have to worry about what you need, just worship the Jesus and he will provide. If you believe in Jesus as your Lord and Savior please be comforted by his provision. If for you made it this far and don't know Jesus, please find out who he is. He is so amazing, so wonderful, so caring that once you know him you will wonder how you ever got on without him.
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Friday, May 30, 2014
Saturday, May 24, 2014
Thankful for God's creative power
My goal with this blog is to encourage you. I am asking you, the reader, to stop what you are doing for part of your busy day and consider something to be thankful for. I hope you enjoy learning to be thankful about things just as I will be learning with you. Let's start at the beginning of things to be thankful for, because without a source, we would have nothing to be thankful for. I am thankful that God created and sustains all things by his power. That means that all things that were, all things that are, and all things that will ever be were/are/ and will be under God's full control. We are told this in the Bible, where we can go to learn more about God.
Created
Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens that the earth
Genesis 5:2 Male and female he created them, and he blessed them and he named them Man when they were created
Isaiah 45:18 For thus says the Lord, who created the heavens (he is God), who formed the earth and made it (he established it; he did not create it empty, he formed it to be inhabited): "I am the Lord, and there is no other."
John 1:1-4 In the beginning was the Word (Jesus) and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
(Italics added by me for informative purpose, not trying to add to the word of God)
Sustain
Psalm 55:22 Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved
Colossians 1:17 And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
Hebrews 1:3 He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high
So as you go about your day, remember to thank God for his creation and sustaining. Feel free to leave me a comment. I would love to hear about the things you are thankful for and how that has impacted your life. Also join me next post for continuing of why I am thankful for God's creating and sustaining power.
Created
Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens that the earth
Genesis 5:2 Male and female he created them, and he blessed them and he named them Man when they were created
Isaiah 45:18 For thus says the Lord, who created the heavens (he is God), who formed the earth and made it (he established it; he did not create it empty, he formed it to be inhabited): "I am the Lord, and there is no other."
John 1:1-4 In the beginning was the Word (Jesus) and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
(Italics added by me for informative purpose, not trying to add to the word of God)
Sustain
Psalm 55:22 Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved
Colossians 1:17 And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
Hebrews 1:3 He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high
So as you go about your day, remember to thank God for his creation and sustaining. Feel free to leave me a comment. I would love to hear about the things you are thankful for and how that has impacted your life. Also join me next post for continuing of why I am thankful for God's creating and sustaining power.
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