Trust in Jehovah Jireh, Our Provider
ICS Daily Devotions
Deuteronomy 8:12-13,17 (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.’
It is important for us to acknowledge that everything we have is a blessing from God and that we are stewards of His resources. Otherwise, we will become proud, boastful, and entitled. Pride leads us to become self-centred and believe we are self-made, drawing us away from God. If we begin to trust in the riches we possess, we will think we don’t need God since we lack nothing. We will pursue riches, cultivate greed, and come to love money, which will lead to many sorrows (1 Timothy 6:10).
Instead, we should put our trust in God. God wants us to trust Him wholeheartedly, especially with our finances, because money can easily become an idol in our lives. God is never against the riches that He has provided for us, but He is against money turning into an idol in our lives. He is a jealous God who wants us to love Him wholeheartedly.
God is Jehovah Jireh, our Provider. As our covenant partner, God is obligated to share His wealth with us when we are in need. Therefore, our God shall supply all our needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:19).
2 Corinthians 8:9 (NKJV) For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might become rich.
Jesus left the riches of heaven to dwell among us so we may be rich and well supplied. Adam and Eve were abundantly supplied prior to the Fall. Lack and poverty are curses that came with the fall of mankind. The land was cursed, and man had to toil to produce. Therefore, poverty is not a blessing, nor is lack a virtue. Instead, Godliness with contentment is a virtue (1 Timothy 6:6).
Provision was restored after Jesus became a curse for us on the cross. Hence, the Apostle Paul encouraged the Corinthian church to give willingly and joyfully—to excel in giving. Every good and perfect gift comes from the Father of Light, who does not change like a shifting shadow (James 1:17). If we can look after our children and ensure that they are adequately supplied, how much more will our Heavenly Father ensure that we are well provided for in life!
Reflection: What does my current level of generosity reveal about what I truly trust?
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