God is so good.
God is so faithful.
I started feeling puny yesterday but pushed on to work today, determined not to let my body get the best of me. I seriously considered skipping Bible Study tonight.
I’m glad I didn’t.
I was privileged to watch God work tonight.
One of the ladies in my group will be departing for Guam…joining her husband who is in the military and has been there for several months already. She’ll be gone through most of the summer before returning home again.
She brought Mochi.
That, in and of itself, was worth getting off the couch and going to church.
But it’s not God’s work that I’m referring to.
Another of our members came in and took a seat. She’s a young gal and a single mom. She’s had some life-changing events occur recently but has kept the faith and attended church as regularly as possible.
Someone asked her how she’s been doing, and she shared some of the struggles she’s currently dealing with. One of her current needs is for housing.
The gal who will be leaving for Guam looked over at her and quietly said, “I’ve got a house.”
Simple and to the point.
The rest of us sat with jaws dropped open as the other young lady fought to control her emotions.
The first lady continued…”The electric bill is paid through the summer. So is the cable and the water. The grass will be taken care of as well.” All preparations had been made. The young lady will not have the added stress of paying extra bills. The house is completely furnished…another blessing.
We were witnessing a prayer being answered.
It wasn’t only one prayer but two. The first lady…the one leaving for Guam…had sought confirmation that making this trip was God’s will for her. She had worried about leaving her house for several months.
God had answered in a very clear way.
When it was time to begin our study, the first girl was asked to read the Bible passages we would be discussing:
Luke 12:22-34 (New International Version)
Do Not Worry
22Then Jesus said to his disciples: “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear. 23Life is more than food, and the body more than clothes. 24Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn; yet God feeds them. And how much more valuable you are than birds! 25Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life[a]? 26Since you cannot do this very little thing, why do you worry about the rest?
27“Consider how the lilies grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 28If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today, and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, how much more will he clothe you, O you of little faith! 29And do not set your heart on what you will eat or drink; do not worry about it. 30For the pagan world runs after all such things, and your Father knows that you need them. 31But seek his kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well.
32“Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom. 33Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide purses for yourselves that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven that will not be exhausted, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys. 34For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
She almost broke down while reading these verses, and someone picked up where she stopped…unable to continue without crying.
God had provided…in a very timely manner…as He always does.
I think we learned more from this episode than the discussion that followed.
Never, ever doubt that God doesn’t see you where you are. He will provide…not necessarily that new SUV you might be wanting…but the basics that you need. The most important thing is that we grow in our relationship with Him. Trusting Him to provide for our needs is the ultimate application of the above verses.
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