A lady in my congregation heard me preach on John 10:10—how Jesus came that we may have life and have it more abundantly. From that moment, the revelation of an abundant God began to resonate within her.You see, as an orphan, this lady had grown up in extreme poverty.
However, when she began meditating on her abundant God, things began to change. She began to have big dreams and started a company to pursue those dreams. Today, her little company is a behemoth public-listed company and a world leader in her industry. Her personal net worth is in the hundreds of millions.
One of the most humble people you will ever meet, she always has the phrase, "the abundant God," on her lips. When people ask her for the secret to her success, she would simply share with a gentle smile, "My abundant God has blessed me." My friend, be encouraged, and begin to see God as your ABUNDANT God today! Now it happened on another Sabbath, also, that He entered the synagogue and taught.
And a man was there whose right hand was withered... And when He had looked around at them all, He said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." And he did so, and his hand was restored as whole as the other. —Luke 6:6,10Remember the Lord your God. He is the one who gives you power to be successful... —Deuteronomy 8:18, NLT
Now, the right hand is a picture of strength and provision. This man had lost not only his strength, but also his ability to provide! So when Jesus healed this man's right hand, He not only performed a healing miracle, but He also restored to this man the power and the ability to provide for himself and his family! Hallelujah!Is your strength and ability to provide "withered" today? Jesus says to you, "Stretch out your hand, be healed and completely restored with the power to provide for yourself and your family!" And Jesus took the loaves, and when He had given thanks He distributed them to the disciples, and the disciples to those sittingdown; and likewise of the fish, as much as they wanted.
So when they were filled, He said to His disciples, "Gather up the fragments that remain, so that nothing is lost." Therefore they gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves which were left over by those who had eaten. —John 6:11-13God can do anything, you know far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams! He does it... by working within us, his Spirit deeply and gently within us. Ephesians 3:20,
He is such a BIG God, there is nothing He cannot do. My friend, don't look to the world to supply your lack. Be wise don't touch easy loans with exorbitant interest rates hidden in the fine print and become trapped in a financially sapping cycle of debt. Look to Jesus, His ways and His supply that never fails! ...Elisha said to her, "What shall I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in the house?" And she said, "Your maidservant has nothing in the house but a jar of oil." Then he said, "Go, borrow vessels from everywhere, from all your neighbors empty vessels;do not gather just a few.
And when you have come in, you shall shut the door behind you and your sons; then pour it into all those vessels, and set aside the full ones." So she went from him and shut the door behind her and her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured it out. Now it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said to her son, "Bring me another vessel. "And he said to her, "There is not another vessel." So the oil ceased. Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, "Go, sell the oil and pay your debt; and you and your sons live on the rest." —2 Kings 4:2-7
I want to encourage you to never stop looking to Jesus for your supply.Secondly, if you are in debt, your first priority is to settle your debt—Elisha told the widow, "Sell the oil and pay your debt." And when you have cleared your debt, learn to live within your current means. Heed the practical wisdom in God's Word without which you will not be able to contain His provision. Jesus' Supply Is INEXHAUSTIBLE. Look To Him For Your Supply.
However, when she began meditating on her abundant God, things began to change. She began to have big dreams and started a company to pursue those dreams. Today, her little company is a behemoth public-listed company and a world leader in her industry. Her personal net worth is in the hundreds of millions.
One of the most humble people you will ever meet, she always has the phrase, "the abundant God," on her lips. When people ask her for the secret to her success, she would simply share with a gentle smile, "My abundant God has blessed me." My friend, be encouraged, and begin to see God as your ABUNDANT God today! Now it happened on another Sabbath, also, that He entered the synagogue and taught.
And a man was there whose right hand was withered... And when He had looked around at them all, He said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." And he did so, and his hand was restored as whole as the other. —Luke 6:6,10Remember the Lord your God. He is the one who gives you power to be successful... —Deuteronomy 8:18, NLT
RESTORING THE POWER TO PROVIDE.
With each of the Lord's blessings you experience, be encouraged to know that many more blessings are coming your way. Just as there are many seeds in one fruit, so each of Jesus' blessings contains many seeds that will go on to provide many more blessings for you and your family.Consider Jesus' healing of the man with the withered arm. The Gospel of Luke tells us that it was the man's right hand that was withered. Now, the right hand is a picture of strength and provision. This man had lost not only his strength, but also his ability to provide! So when Jesus healed this man's right hand, He not only performed a healing miracle, but He also restored to this man the power and the ability to provide for himself and his family! Hallelujah!Is your strength and ability to provide "withered" today? Jesus says to you, "Stretch out your hand, be healed and completely restored with the power to provide for yourself and your family!" And Jesus took the loaves, and when He had given thanks He distributed them to the disciples, and the disciples to those sittingdown; and likewise of the fish, as much as they wanted.
So when they were filled, He said to His disciples, "Gather up the fragments that remain, so that nothing is lost." Therefore they gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves which were left over by those who had eaten. —John 6:11-13God can do anything, you know far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams! He does it... by working within us, his Spirit deeply and gently within us. Ephesians 3:20,
The Message
YOU CANNOT EXHAUST HIS SUPPLY.
Let's look again at the miracle that Jesus performed in the feeding of the five thousand. This miracle is the only miracle Jesus performed that is recorded in all of the four Gospel accounts! This tells us that Jesus wants us to draw out all the hidden revelations in this miracle. Are you ready?Now, did you notice how John records that the people ate "asmuch as they wanted" until "they were FILLED"? In other words,they ate and ate until they could eat no more! Everyone ate to his heart's content and still there was plenty left over twelve baskets full, to be precise!God's supply of provision will always exceed your demand! He is such a BIG God, there is nothing He cannot do. My friend, don't look to the world to supply your lack. Be wise don't touch easy loans with exorbitant interest rates hidden in the fine print and become trapped in a financially sapping cycle of debt. Look to Jesus, His ways and His supply that never fails! ...Elisha said to her, "What shall I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in the house?" And she said, "Your maidservant has nothing in the house but a jar of oil." Then he said, "Go, borrow vessels from everywhere, from all your neighbors empty vessels;do not gather just a few.
And when you have come in, you shall shut the door behind you and your sons; then pour it into all those vessels, and set aside the full ones." So she went from him and shut the door behind her and her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured it out. Now it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said to her son, "Bring me another vessel. "And he said to her, "There is not another vessel." So the oil ceased. Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, "Go, sell the oil and pay your debt; and you and your sons live on the rest." —2 Kings 4:2-7
CLEAR YOUR DEBTS FIRSTE
lisha told a poor widow to get as many empty vessels as she could and pour her last jar of oil into the vessels. She did as told and miraculously, the oil kept flowing. It stopped only when she ran out of vessels. Elisha then told her to sell the oil, pay her debt and live prudently on the surplus.My friend, I want you to see two important things here. Firstly, the supply stopped only when the demand on God's supply stopped. I want to encourage you to never stop looking to Jesus for your supply.Secondly, if you are in debt, your first priority is to settle your debt—Elisha told the widow, "Sell the oil and pay your debt." And when you have cleared your debt, learn to live within your current means. Heed the practical wisdom in God's Word without which you will not be able to contain His provision. Jesus' Supply Is INEXHAUSTIBLE. Look To Him For Your Supply.
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