Title: Principles of Divine Provision
Scripture:“While the earth remains, Seedtime and harvest, And cold and heat, And summer and winter, And day and night Shall not cease.” – Genesis 8:22
People today are relentlessly pursuing wealth and happiness within the context of a value system that excludes God. This pursuit shows us the heart of the problem of our society and I believe it is the result of a misplaced and idolatrous expression of the fundamental needs of the human heart. We are all looking for security, protection and provision, however we are looking for them in the wrong places. The Scriptures outline the principles of divine provision. Here are some of them you may apply to your life:
- Principle One: God knows your every need, even before you tell him, and he promises to provide for your every need. God knows your need – he knows about your bills. God knows what you need even before you ask. He understands more than you can possibly know. It is impossible for a loving father, who has the means, to refrain from meeting the needs of his children. God has the means to meet your every need. He is a loving Father and if he knows your need, he is prepared to meet them.
[pullquote] “And my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus” Philippians 4:19[/pullquote]
- Principle Two: Blessings come through obedience. The book of Deuteronomy 28 lists the blessings of obedience. It is hinged on the one key principle of Obedience. The scripture says “And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:”
- Principle Three: Your faith will be tested: Don’t blame the devil for all your trials. Remember God is allowing the tests to come in order to develop your faith. The devil wants to destroy your faith, but God wants to strengthen it. There is only one way to develop your faith and that’s to exercise it! You need the resistance that comes from opposing circumstances in order to develop your faith.
- Principle Four: Financial provision is for God’s purposes and not for mere personal gain. The provision of God follows the purposes of God. God’s prosperity is not for personal gain or for sheer indulgence but to serve the purposes of God.
- Principle Five: God’s provision does not come according to human reasoning. Provision does not come in line with human reasoning. When you are controlled by human thinking and worldly wisdom, you limit God and exclude him. God works in strange and unexpected ways. It is exciting, even though it can be extremely uncomfortable. Sometimes it takes a great deal of faith and a rejection of normal human reasoning to grasp what God is doing. God often uses extraordinary circumstances and extraordinary people to provide.
[pullquote] “Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it” – Malachi 3:10 [/pullquote]
- Principle Six: Provision comes by putting God first: God must come first in your finances. There is no other way to flow in God’s provision. If you are in debt, or if you have other financial difficulties to resolve, make sure you honour God first with what you do have, pay your tithe. it is a principle that you cannot afford to violate. There was a divine principle involved. God’s house first. If you put God’s kingdom and his concerns first in your life, everything else will fall into place.
- Principle Seven: Prosperity means having the ability to fulfil God’s destiny for your life and to bless others in God’s plan for them
But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. So let each one give as he purposed in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work. As it is written: “He has dispersed abroad, He has given to the poor; His righteousness endures forever.” Now may He who supplies seed to the sower, and bread for food, supply and multiply the seed you have sown and increase the fruits of your righteousness, while you are enriched in everything for all liberality, which causes thanksgiving through us to God. (2 Corinthians 9:6-11)
For every situation of lack and insufficiency you may face, expect to see God’s goodness and abundance!
Prayer Point
- Father, I put my trust in you to supply all my needs according to your riches in glory in Jesus mighty name
- Father, I come to you with my labour and heavy laden, give me rest in Jesus mighty name
- Father, I come against every want and hunger around me, I shall not be in want of any good thing in Jesus name
