God's promise to meet your needs

Philippians 4: 14-20 In Philippians, we learn probably the greatest promise of all:  that God promises to meet our needs. But God’s promise has one condition attached to it.  God says that we MUST be generous with others.  Paul is saying that unless we obey the matter of giving, God makes no guarantee to meet our needs.

Proverbs 11:25 “A generous man will prosper; he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.”

Luke 6:38 “Give to others and God will give to you.”

Why should we be generous? One reason is that our generous giving encourages others. The Philippians’ church was not a wealthy church.  It was a poverty stricken church; yet the Philippians were big hearted and generous in their giving. Paul said their gifts encouraged him. Both the giver and the givee received a blessing.

Giving is an investment in your future. Jesus said 100 fold will be returned to him who gives up for the gospel. One hundred fold is 10,000%. God is recording anything and everything that you do.  A cup of cold water given in Jesus’ name is written down in your account. Every time you’re generous with your family, church, friends – anytime you give it is recorded and rewarded.

I Timothy 6:18-19 "...Give happily to those in need, and always be ready to share whatever God has given you.”  By doing this, you will be storing up real treasure for yourselves in heaven – it is the only safe investment for eternity.

The Bible says God wants us to work.  He will not reward the lazy or those who are unwilling to work.  He does not promise to meet your needs if you sit around all day and do nothing.

God promises to meet your needs, not your greeds.  He knows what you need and He promises to provide it, as long as you meet His requirements.  God says "I assume responsibility for My children's needs to be met." If you're a child of God and you're meeting the premise, you can count on God’s promise.

What has God promised?  All legitimate needs. That covers a lot of material. Do you have a financial need? If you're a faithful giver, you have every right to ask God to meet your financial needs. If you're not a faithful giver you have no right, because you're not meeting the premise. How about physical needs, health needs, relational needs, emotional needs, any kind of needs? God promises to meet all your needs.

Thought for the day:  "… whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.”

 Have a wonderful week.