After you finish reading today\u2019s Scriptures, come back and read the essay here to dig deeper into the ways we see this specific promise at work in our day\u2019s reading. Then join your fellow Bible readers in the comments to reflect on and discuss what you\u2019re learning!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Trusting God\u2019s promise of provision can be more difficult in practice than believing it on principle. Yet since the beginning, God has been our provider, giving us the air in our lungs and the food in our stomachs (Gn 1:29; 2:7). The first temptation showed us just how quickly we doubt God as our good provider. The lie that began at the fall has governed much of our behavior ever since.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During His time on earth, Jesus modeled what it looks like to depend on God for all we need, while actively seeking Him first and foremost. He showed us how the worries and cares of this world can be replaced by contentment and abundance, trusting God knows our needs best. He spoke truth to break the devil\u2019s ancient yet persistent lie, declaring that whatever we may build for ourselves on earth will crumble in the end; only that which is eternal\u2014what is stored up in heaven\u2014will last (Mt 6:19\u201320). Therefore, even as we await the provision of eternity with Christ, we trust that in His presence we lack nothing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
After you finish reading today\u2019s Scriptures, come back and read the essay here to dig deeper into the ways we see this specific promise at work in our day\u2019s reading. Then join your fellow Bible readers in the comments to reflect on and discuss what you\u2019re learning! Trusting God\u2019s promise of provision can be more […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":71904,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[295],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-72085","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-promisesofgod"],"acf":{"hero_background_image":false,"related_plans":[71942],"weekly_truth":false,"grace_day":false,"share_text":"#SheReadsTruth","devotional_text":"I WILL PROVIDE FOR YOU<\/b>
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After you finish reading today\u2019s Scriptures, come back and read the essay here to dig deeper into the ways we see this specific promise at work in our day\u2019s reading. Then join your fellow Bible readers in the comments to reflect on and discuss what you\u2019re learning!<\/p>
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Trusting God\u2019s promise of provision can be more difficult in practice than believing it on principle. Yet since the beginning, God has been our provider, giving us the air in our lungs and the food in our stomachs (Gn 1:29; 2:7). The first temptation showed us just how quickly we doubt God as our good provider. The lie that began at the fall has governed much of our behavior ever since.<\/p>
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During His time on earth, Jesus modeled what it looks like to depend on God for all we need, while actively seeking Him first and foremost. He showed us how the worries and cares of this world can be replaced by contentment and abundance, trusting God knows our needs best. He spoke truth to break the devil\u2019s ancient yet persistent lie, declaring that whatever we may build for ourselves on earth will crumble in the end; only that which is eternal\u2014what is stored up in heaven\u2014will last (Mt 6:19\u201320). Therefore, even as we await the provision of eternity with Christ, we trust that in His presence we lack nothing.<\/p>
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