April 14, 2024 … Trusting God’s Provision …

April 14, 2024 …  Trusting God’s Provision  …     

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...  Please take the time to take in this song with lyrics from Matthew West and Jenn Johnson singing … I Trust Jesus …  Poignantly singing of how We Christians must trust Jesus to provide our needs ,,, ALWAYS … no matter what we face in life. 

Jeepney in the Philippines ... 

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Highlight Passage: … Matthew 6:33  [NLT] …  

33 Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and He will give you everything you need.           

… Jesus’ teaching to His followers about the priorities of how God will provide for those who humbling seek to serve God’s kingdom before their own needs.                                        

Highlight Passage (in context): … Matthew 6:25-34 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …  

… Jesus preaches about God providing all our needs when we seek to provide the needs of others.                                       

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Reference Passage: …  Psalms 37:23 [NLT] …   

23 The Lord directs the steps of the godly.   He delights in every detail of their lives.  

… King David sings of God delighting to order the steps and meet the needs of the Godly in this life 

Reference Passage: … Proverbs 3:5-6 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK  … 

… God, through Solomon, shows that show the way for those who trust Him with all their (our) heart. 

Reference Passage:  … Isaiah 41:10 [NLT]  … 

10  Don’t be afraid, for I am with you.  Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God.  I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand.  

… God, thru the Prophet Isaiah, promises His control of everything .  

Reference Passage: … Romans 8:28  [NLT]  … 

28  And we know that God causes EVERYTHING to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to His purpose for them.…

… Paul teaches truth to fellow Christians that EVERYTHING is under God’s control for HIS purposes. 

Reference Passage: … Philippians 4: 6-7, 19 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK  …  

… The Apostle Paul also teaches fellow Christians about trusting God to provide ALL of needs of those who’ve trusted God to provide all their (our) needs. 

Reference Passage: … 1Peter 5:6-7 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK  … 

… The Apostle Peter teaches oppressed Christians that God cares for the needs of those who bring their (our) concerns to God for His provision.   

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread  Author, Karen Huang -  AT THIS LINK -   Writes about Lando, a young Jeepney driver (see photo) in the Philippines who was trying to recover lost income from the Covid pandemic and was encouraged that current sports events would help to meet some of his needs.  But Lando encountered a friend, a street sweeper, named Ronnie, whom he felt compelled to help before he met his own needs, … and act of benevolence which we all should endeavor to follow because it’s what God’s word and our Savior models and demands of His followers (see Scriptures above).       

Jesus clearly modeled and taught that we Christians must seek to trust the LORD to provide all our needs, no matter what we face in life, … especially when we can help others in need along the roads of this life.  So, if my readers have taken in the teachings of the linked song and the Scriptures above, I’m praying that we, like Lando did in today’s ODB story, will provide help for those we see in need today.  And if we do that, we can KNOW that God will provide al we need to help others with their needs.  

Common, let’s do it together for God’s kingdom … TODAY!                                      

My THANKFULNESS: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … for giving me all I need to serve You, Lord, today.   

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray. again today, that all reading here will join me today, … to trust that You’ll provide all we need today, Lord, especially as we reach out and help others.     … Amen

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