What do you do when the bottom falls out from under you financially? You thought you were standing on a financial floor of solid security; and then you got sick, and your insurance wouldn't pay for all the expenses. You lost your job, and now you are wondering how you are going to take care, of all the expenses for your household. The nest egg you were planning to use for your retirement, had to be used to take care of an unexpected financial need. On and on the scenarios of financial crisis hit people everyday, and very unexpectedly. And the question comes to us, who are experiencing one of these scenarios: What are we going to do now?
The apostle Paul is writing this letter while being in prison in Rome, and He writes about how he found his sufficiency in Jesus Christ. "Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content: I know how to be abased, and I know how to abound. Everywhere and in all things I have learned both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and suffer need. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." (Philippians 4:11-13)
From our text, Paul knew that in all things, God would supply all his need. And He will do the same for us. It may be rough for a while, and we may have to endure for awhile. But in God's time, and in His way, He will work to provide for us, and help us to have all the blessings that He wants us to have, through His Son, Jesus Christ!
Let's never, ever give up, for God is with us! GP
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