Quotes about Provision

Sinclair Ferguson writes, "Christian contentment is the direct fruit of having no higher ambition than to belong to the Lord and to be totally at His disposal in the place He appoints, at the time He chooses, with the provision He is pleased to make.

God is the owner of all things, and we are simply his stewards.

I shovel out the money, and God shovels it back—but God has a bigger shovel." — R. G. LeTourneau

Matthew 6:33 says, "But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you" (NKJV). Just

I don't believe God wants us to always be doing without. After all, He is the God of "more than enough," not just "barely get by," or "do without.

With that in mind, here is a list of suggested things to thank God for. You may not have everything on this list (right now), but maybe many of them will resonate with you. The leper I met would have been elated to have any of these things. A roof over your head A friend who checks in on you Family members who love you A car that is running (yes, even if it's barely running) A full stomach Hot and cold running water A sense of humor

Think about the times God has been there for you, times He has rescued you, times He has provided for you, and times He has shown you His love to be reminded that He is faithful.

God abundantly supplies all my needs; I will get out of debt; the Lord takes pleasure in my prosperity; God gives me favor; He opens right doors for me and closes wrong ones; God wants to bless me, and I'm willing to take it.

God will provide for all of my needs.

Tomorrow is tossed into the furnace, will He not much more surely clothe you, O you of little faith? Matthew 6:28-30 Using the illustration of one of His creations, the Lord makes the point that if a flower, which does nothing

the father God is attentive to the vulnerable and unproductive, a theological claim that is reflected in the Torah provision for widows, orphans, and immigrants. Ancient Israel is to care for and protect precisely those God is attentive to.

is clear that Sabbath, in the horizon of Deuteronomy, is not only provision for a day of rest. It is in fact a tap root for a political economy that is imagined and practiced differently. In that different economy, economic concerns are subordinated to and governed by neighborly relationships. The economy has no autonomous function, but is designed to serve the common good of the neighborhood.