Fresh Manna 4 July
MEDITATION SCRIPTURE: “And my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus (Phil.4:19).
READ: GEN. 22:7-14
7 And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering? 8 And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together. 9 And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood. 10 And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son. 11 And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I. 12 And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou anything unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me. 13 And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son. 14 And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.
God is the provider and sustainer of all creation. Divine provision is part of creation story. The fishes didn’t have to go looking for water to swim and live in. God provided the water before he created the fishes. The bird had a sky to fly and trees to perch on the moment they came into existence. God provided the dry ground before creating terrestrial animals. Even man didn’t have to provide a garden for himself. God created the garden, planted the trees before He created man. After the fall, man in his fallen state began to make personal efforts to provide for himself. He sewed fig leaves together to make cloths for himself. God stepped in and continued His program of divine provision. He killed a lamb and made coats for Adam and Eve.
We enjoy Oxygen unhindered every second. The rains come in its season and the sun never ceased to shine; all this are the proof of divine ownership and provision. Why are you living your life as if you are no longer in God’s program? Why worry as though you created yourself? The understanding that God created you and He is able to take care of you, is the beginning of wisdom and deliverance from high blood pressure. Your worry and anxiety will not increase your fortune; rather, it dries up your spiritual stamina, pushing you farther away from God’s provision.
TURNING POINT: Your worry and anxiety will not increase your fortune; rather, it dries up your spiritual stamina, pushing you farther away from God’s provision.
PRAYER POINT: Father, help me to trust You for my daily supply.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: JOB.19,20; ACTS 9:23-43
Thank you for studying today’s Fresh Manna (The Christian Pentecostal Mission International Daily Devotional) – Divine Provision – written by REV. DR. O. EZEKIEL & REV. DR. M. EZEKIEL
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Fresh Manna 4 July 2021
