September
22, 2003
GOD
SHALL SUPPLY ALL YOUR NEED
"My
God shall supply all your need according to his riches in
glory by Christ Jesus" (Philippians 4:19, NKJV).
"All
blessings are bestowed upon those who have a vital connection
with Jesus Christ. Jesus calls them to Himself not simply
to refresh us with His grace and presence for a few hours,
and then to send us forth from His light to walk apart from
Him in sadness and gloom. No, no. He tells us that we must
abide with Him and He with us... Trust in Him continually,
and doubt not His love. He knows all our weakness and that
which we need. He will give us grace sufficient for our days.
"Those
only who are constantly receiving fresh supplies of grace,
will have power proportionate to their daily need and their
ability to use that power. Instead of looking forward to some
future time when, through a special endowment of spiritual
power, they will receive a miraculous fitting up for soul
winning, they are yielding themselves daily to God, that He
may make them vessels meet for His use. Daily they are improving
the opportunities for service that lie within their reach.
Daily they are witnessing for the Master wherever they may
be, whether in some humble sphere of labor in the home, or
in a public field of usefulness.
"To
the consecrated worker there is wonderful consolation in the
knowledge that even Christ during His life on earth sought
His Father daily for fresh supplies of needed grace; and from
this communion with God He went forth to strengthen and bless
others...
"Every
worker who follows the example of Christ will be prepared
to receive and use the power that God has promised to His
church for the ripening of earth's harvest. Morning by morning,
as the heralds of the gospel kneel before the Lord and renew
their vows of consecration to Him, He will grant them the
presence of His Spirit, with its reviving, sanctifying power.
As they go forth to the day's duties, they have the assurance
that the unseen agency of the Holy Spirit enables them to
be 'God's fellow workers' (1 Corinthians 3:9).--God's
Amazing Grace, p. 117.
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