Remember God is the Source of Our Provision
ICS Daily Devotions
Deuteronomy 8:12-13,17-18 (NKJV) Lest—when you have eaten and are full, and have built beautiful houses and dwell in them; and when your herds and your flocks multiply, and your silver and your gold are multiplied, and all that you have is multiplied;…then you say in your heart, ‘My power and the might of my hand have gained me this wealth.’ “And you shall remember the LORD your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth, that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day.
In these verses, God reiterates that He was the one who gave the power to get wealth to fulfil the Mosaic Covenant with the Jewish people. God was not opposed to them being well-fed and living in beautiful houses because He was the source of their blessings. He is still blessing the Jews today even though many of them deny Jesus Christ as the Messiah because God’s covenant is continuous.
Similarly, it becomes an issue for us too when we start to think that we have gained power and wealth with our own hands. When life is good, our hearts will be lifted up, and we begin to think that we do not need God and can do whatever we like because we have money at our disposal and nobody dares to speak into our lives. God wanted them, and He wants us to remember that our blessings are the result of His faithfulness in fulfilling His covenant with His people—the Christians of today—lest we forget that God is the source of all our provision and blessings.
God gave us the ability to obtain wealth so that He may establish His covenant. Everything is shared in a covenant relationship, including material goods and wisdom. God gladly provides for our daily necessities and gives us jobs or businesses to provide for our families based on the callings and gifts that He has given us, such as business acumen and skill sets. If God is truly our provider rather than people, we can remain steadfast and content in any circumstances because our trust is fully in Him. This strong foundation will ensure that we will not compromise with the world under pressure!
Mark 10:21 (NKJV) Then Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, “One thing you lack: Go your way, sell whatever you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, take up the cross, and follow Me.”
Even though Jesus asked the rich young ruler to give up his wealth to follow Him, salvation is not by works but purely by the grace of God so that no man can boast. Also, God doesn’t want us to have two masters but to trust in Him alone. Let us not be like the rich young ruler who failed the test of giving up his wealth and breaking the stronghold of his life. To ensure that money is not a stronghold in our lives, we must constantly remind ourselves that God is the source of our provision.
Money – The truth shall set you free!
