You cannot separate divine provision from divine
guidance. Please see Psalm 23, Isaiah Chapter 48 verse 17, Matthew Chapter 17
verses 24 to 27, Luke Chapter 5 verses 1 to 9, John Chapter 21 verses 1 to 11,
2nd Kings Chapter 4 verses 1 to 7, Psalm 1 verses 1 to 3,
Deuteronomy Chapter 28 verses 1 to 13, 15 verses 1 to 6.
Prompt and willing loving obedience coupled with
absolute trust and confidence in God as well as belief in the power of God to
do to always do the impossible always guarantees overwhelming abundant divine
provision. Hagar in the wilderness – Genesis Chapter 21 verses 14 to 19; Isaac
in Gerar Genesis Chapter 26 verses 1 to 33, take note of verses 12 to 14, the
Israelites in captivity (Jeremiah Chapter 29 verses 4 to 14, Ezra Chapter 2
verse 68, Genesis Chapters 15 verses 13 to 14, 37; 39 to 48, 50 verses 18 to
26; Exodus Chapters 1 verses 7 to 11, 3 verses 21 to 22, 11 verses 2 to 3, 12
verses 35 to 36, 25 verses 1 to 8, 36 verses 1 to 7 (they continued bringing in
gifts for the building of the tabernacle because they had more than enough to
give).
Divine provision then is to a very large extent a
function of obedience to God and divine instructions. Please see Isaiah Chapter
1 verse 19.
Abraham obeyed God and was divinely supplied with
the ram for the sacrifice. Please see Genesis Chapter 22. Isaac sowed in a dry
land and progressively became wealthy; in fact so wealthy that the Philistines
envied him. The widow of the indebted prophet obeyed God. She could have
despised and disobeyed the prophet’s instructions but she obeyed every one of
them. She borrowed vessels, shut the door, took the seemingly insignificant jar
of oil and began to pour into the many vessels including resulting in addition,
multiplication, compounding and geometric increase. She further obeyed the
prophet and marketed the products. Definitely, she must have entertained doubts
concerning sales yet she sold and had more than enough money to live on.
The second time Peter had a financial challenge, he
was instructed again by Jesus Christ to launch out into the deep; that is move
beyond where you are now even if it is not the time of the day for fishing; and
when you get into the deep, let down your nets for a catch. Peter, a seasoned
fisherman who supposedly knew better than Jesus when it came to fishing obeyed
Jesus and the result was a huge catch. Please see Luke Chapter 1 verses 1 to 9.
Peter apparently was getting accustomed to receiving instructions from Jesus
Christ concerning divine provision yet Peter did not assume that instructions
would always be the same. So he paid premium attention to each specific
instruction and obeyed accordingly. He cast the net on the right side of the
boat the third time Jesus instructed him on his fishing enterprise. The Bible
records that they were not able to draw the net in because of the huge catch of
fish; specifically one hundred and fifty three fish. This was after another
night of fruitless toil.
The miraculous supply of abundant wine at the
wedding party in Cana of Galilee was also a result of obedience to divine
instructions. Please see John Chapter 2 verses 1 to 11.
Beloved, my prayer is that God will open your ears
to hear and you will hear correctly but most importantly, you will not rebel
but obey so that your obedience will profit you and humanity in the mighty name
of Jesus Christ. Please see Isaiah Chapters 50 verses 4 to 5 and 48 verse 17.
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