November 13, 2024 – Supplier Of Our Needs

Supplier Of Our Needs
November 13, 2024

DAILY PROVERB:

Proverbs 27:25-27
 The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered. The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field. And thou shalt have goats’ milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens.

 

OUTLOOK ON THE IN BOOK:

    God will supply our every need. When reading today’s verses, it’s easy to see how the hand of God provides for His own. In our text, the hay appears, the tender grass sprouts, and the herbs on the mountains are abundant. We see the lambs and goats He has created, from which He gives us milk and enough coats not only for our own needs but also for those for whom we are responsible. Our God truly does supply for our needs.

 

    However, we often miss something in this picture as well. Although all these things are there for our benefit, we still must be diligent to do our part. The hay, grass, and herbs are there, but someone must harvest them. Someone needs to hike up the mountains to gather the herbs. The lambs and goats are God’s creation for man, but to get the milk, someone needs to be diligent in the daily task of milking. To provide the clothing, a person must take on the responsibility of shearing the sheep or slaughtering the animal for the hide.

 

    All too often, we think of God supplying for our needs, and we hope that He will provide the product without the process. We sit with our hand out, waiting for God to do what He created us to be able to do. When we pray for more money and God provides overtime, we should not complain about the extra work. When we pray for better health and God gives us a good day to go outside and walk, run, or ride a bike, we need not complain when we are ill. God is a wonderful provider of all that we truly need, and this includes the good sense to do our part.

 

THE WORD WALKING IN ME:

    As we go through today, let’s take a fresh look at how God may have already answered our prayers. We might be pleasantly surprised by God’s never-ending supply of grace toward us.

 

What have you noticed today that God has provided for you?

 

IF YOU ARE JOURNALING:

Ask yourself, what are MY THOUGHTS concerning this Passage, and todays Devotion?

 

Do I find within this reading a CHALLENGE for my life?

 

What are one or two things I WILL DO today or this week to accept that CHALLENGE?

  

GOD TALKING TO ME: November 13, 2024

THROUGH THE BIBLE WITH A DAILY PROVERBS
  Acts 8 – Acts 10
  Proverbs 27:25 – 27

 

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
  Lamentations 3-5
  Hebrews 10