“𝗛𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗦𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗴𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗺 𝘂𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗹, 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗵𝗶𝗺 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗹𝘆 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀?” – 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝟴:𝟯𝟮

When man was created by God, all his needs were taken care of as God placed him in the beautiful Garden of Eden. God was setting up his kingdom on earth. He gave man the power to name all creatures, subdue them and fill up the earth. God blessed him abundantly. And man didn’t have to worry for anything for God is the source of all his needs. Sadly, because of disobedience man lost his power and dominion. He lost his blessing. Thus man was cut off from God, his creator, his Lord and his source.

But praise be to God! God found a way to reconcile man back to Him. He began working to redeem mankind in bringing him back into a right relationship with Him and resume being His source. God the Father sent His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ into the world to pay the penalty for our sins and to become a sacrifice on our behalf. He did so, so that we could be reconciled back to him, connecting what was once disconnected, and bringing back the flow of love, grace and blessings once again to mankind. 𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙬𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙅𝙚𝙨𝙪𝙨 𝘾𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙩 𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙤𝙧𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙎𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙤𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚, 𝙬𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙖𝙥 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙘𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 – 𝙅𝙚𝙨𝙪𝙨 𝘾𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙩, 𝙃𝙞𝙢𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛. He explains it in John 15:5-8 “I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. If anyone does not abide in me he is thrown away like a branch and withers; and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned. If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples.”

Since Jesus is now your ultimate source, you need not to worry. As Matthew 6:31-33 says, “Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.”

So brethren, whatever lack you are experiencing now; whatever problems you are worrying; whatever needs you have that you’re longing to be fulfilled; always remember that the Lord Jesus is our ultimate source. And those of us who have accepted him as his Lord and Savior have him living in side of us. He goes with us wherever we go and He never leaves us nor forsakes us.

𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:
1. When in need and in lack, where or who do you run to?
2. Have we trusted God enough to be our ultimate source of blessing?

𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿:
“Fill the garden of my soul with the wind of love,
that the scents of the Christian life may be wafted to others;
then come and gather fruits to thy glory.
So shall I fulfil the great end of my being —
to glorify thee and be a blessing to men.” Amen!

[taken from: Things Needful, The Valley of Vision]