There is an old hymn that says, “His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me.”  I am sure it was inspired by Jesus’ words in Matt 6:25-34 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?  26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?   27 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?  28 And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: 29 And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.   30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith? 31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? 32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. 33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.  34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

It tells us that God understands our needs and desires.  He knows we need food, clothing and shelter. He is reminding us that we should not worry about our needs. God will provide what we need. He takes care of the fowls of the air. How much more important are we to God than the birds? He died for us, He didn’t die for the birds.

Phil 4:19 But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus. If someone had asked me before writing this article what Phil 4:19 said I would have said that he will supply our needs.  But it says need, this prompted me to look up a definition.  Need–occasion for something; necessity; a state that requires supply or relief.

There is nothing going to happen to us that God does not allow into our lives. He not only knows what we need physically, food, clothing and shelter.  He knows what to allow into our lives to supply our spiritual needs also.  When we need growth in an area, He will allow a trial to make us stronger.

We can trust him. Nothing happens to us without purpose.  When he says he will supply what we need, it goes beyond the basics.  He is our provider, we can lean on him always.

He not only provides our needs but promises to give us the desires of our heart, if we delight in Him. Psalm 37:4 Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He shall give you the desires of your heart. 

BE BOLD, BE BRAVE AND KEEP YOUR GOD FOCUS

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