And my God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

 God supplies all our needs:

 

Philippians 4:19

19     And my God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

     

            Once more … God will provide for each and every one your needs, not just a small number of them. It’s also according to His treasures in Heaven. Are you getting the picture yet? It’s not His wish that you suffer in life. He wants you to have an abundance. The Old Testament talks about it too. He wanted the Jews to have the power to get wealth so that He might establish His covenant in all the earth. How much more today! He wants us to have a great quantity so that the people of the world will want to come to Him. We are to show forth His glory in the earth that He might establish His New Covenant in all the earth.

 

If you could hear God speak to you, I believe this is what He would say:

            "Have you any need? Do you think that I am not interested in your concerns? Do you think that I was not aware ahead of time that you would have those needs? I have provided in advance to meet those needs. You have only to locate and use the key for those provisions to be made available to you. Ask of Me, and I will tell you what you need to do or say in order to obtain My blessings. My blessings are not little. They are abundant in My Son. He did not die to barely meet your needs, but to abundantly supply them.”

 

            74. God will supply all my needs, not just some. How much - according to His riches in glory. That’s than I can conceive of. It’s not based on my merits. It’s through Jesus. He knows exactly what and how much I need. There’s no need to worry that He will run out.

And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that always having all sufficiency in everything, you may have an abundance for every good deed;

 Abundance for every good deed:                      

 

2 Corinthians 9:8

8     And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that always having all sufficiency in everything, you may have an abundance for every good deed;

     

            God makes His grace abound to us. That way we have more than a sufficient amount for everything. Yes, it is to meet our requests, but more than that. It is so that we too can have plenty for every good deed that we would wish to do. Abundance from Him … abundance to others. That’s God’s plan. We’re not to be like the Dead Sea … water flowing in, but not flowing out. As we are blessed, we are to bless others of His Kingdom.

 

If you could hear God speak to you, I believe this is what He would say:

            "I have abundant grace stored up for you. All you need to do is to appropriate it. I am not trying to hide My blessings from you so that you cannot see them. I have made them available for you eternally. There is nothing that I would withhold from you. Whatever good thing that you would desire to do, I will provide all My grace that is necessary. You will not come up short in anything that you want to do for My name’s sake.”

 

            73. God makes all His grace abounding grace, not “ just enough so that I can barely make it ...a supply of grace that is enough to take care of all my needs and then some. Why? So that I may have an abundance to complete all the good deeds that I wish.

For the same Lord is Lord of all, abounding in riches for all who call on Him;

 Abounding in riches:

 

Romans 10:12-13

12     For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, abounding in riches for all who call on Him;

     13     for “Whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

     

            Not just enough to meet my needs … He is abounding in riches for all who call upon Him. He is no respecter of persons. He doesn’t bless just some extraordinary group of super saints. His blessings are for every one of His children. These blessings are not just for salvation, either, as verse 13 talks about, but for every facet of our lives. But you must call on Him. He’s not going to supply you abundantly unless you do. It is His will to meet your every need lavishly.

 

If you could hear God speak to you, I believe this is what He would say:

            "I have many things for you, My children. There is nothing that I have that is not available to you. It is not just barely enough to exist. It is an abundance. My riches are stored up for you when you store up your treasures in Heaven. I don’t have just a little for you. I do not know how to give just a little. I only know how to give abundantly. The little comes when you do not ask or you ask in the wrong way. I only want the best for you. You cannot out do Me. But you must call on Me to be your provider … not just in an emergency, but even when things are looking good, you need to call on Me and trust in Me to make ample provision for you in your daily life.”

 

            72. When I am in need, all I need to do is call upon Him. He is abounding in riches for me … not just enough to get by on and not always just for someone else. He is abounding in riches … for me!

The Father has the finest for you. Don’t lament what you don’t have.

 All that the Father has is ours:

 

Luke 15:31

31     “And he said to him, ‘Son, you have always been with me, and all that is mine is yours.

     

            Look what the Prodigal son got … a ring on his finger, best robe, and fatted calf. How much more will the Father give those who have never failed to obey His commands! He told the older brother that all He had was his. Even if you’re a Prodigal, you get the best. Wow! You can’t lose. The Father has the finest for you. Don’t lament what you don’t have. Ask. The older brother never did. You have not because you do not ask.

 

If you could hear God speak to you, I believe this is what He would say:

            "I have many things in My Kingdom and all of them are good. All of them are available to you, if you choose to believe in My Word and to partake of them. If you will only believe, all that I have is yours. Follow Me and My words and I will bless you abundantly. Trust in Me to do it for you; for I truly love you.”

 

            71. All that the Father has is mine! That means I am lacking nothing. There is nothing that I could ever possibly need that He can’t fulfill for me because all belongs to Him.

“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.

 Abundance:

 

            Came to give us an abundant life:

 

John 10:10

10     “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.

     

            This verse tells us who the one that does us evil is. It is not God! He is not a thief. He wants us to have an abundant life … not a just-barely-get-along life. That is why Jesus came. It wasn’t just to bring us into eternal life and then desert us to take care of ourselves. He came to give us a spilling over abundant life. Some people think God puts sickness on them to teach them something. While you can learn something during an illness and can learn to trust Him more, He didn’t put it on you. If you are willing and obedient, He said you would eat the good of the land. Perhaps you haven’t been willing or obedient. Then repent, ask His forgiveness, and get on with His abundant life. He teaches us by His Spirit through His Word. He doesn’t need to use sickness or calamity to teach us if we’re willing to follow His guidelines.

 

If you could hear God speak to you, I believe this is what He would say:

            "My Son did not come just so you could barely get along. He came that you might have an abundant, victorious life. He came to bless you so that you could accomplish many things for Me. The enemy wants you defeated and to feel worthless. He knows that if you do, you won’t be able to accomplish much for My Kingdom. Also, people will not want to belong to My Kingdom if they see there is little or no benefit from belonging. You are to lead the way to My life by example. When people see how well I have blessed you, they will want to become a part of My Kingdom. Anything that brings you down or makes you feel unwanted or unloved is not from Me. I have loved you with an everlasting love. Love does not desire harm to come to its loved ones. It desires only good. That is what I want for you.”

 

            70. Jesus didn’t come so that I could live on barely-get-along-street. He came that I might have an abundant life. This is an overflowing, never-ending, able to give to others kind of life. This is the kind of life I will experience.