FIX YOUR EYES ON GOD’S UNSHAKABLE WORD
Meditate On
Philippians 4:19
And my God shall supply all your need according to His
riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
People of the world feel helpless as the systems of the
world go up and down. They turn on the television and they hear, “This war will
plunge the world into a recession.” They open the newspapers and they read that
“Unemployment is at an all-time high”.
Beloved, God does not want you to feel helpless because
you are not of the world. (John 17:16) You are of God and therefore need not be
subject to the world’s systems. Whatever the world’s situation is, fear not
because “God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by
Christ Jesus”.
Notice that Philippians 4:19 says that “God shall supply
all your need”. It does not say that God may supply some of your needs. It also
says that God will do it “according to His riches”. It is not out of His
riches. If a millionaire gives you a hundred dollars, it is out of his riches.
But if he gives to you according to his riches, it means that he is lining up
his millions for you!
Lastly, the verse says that God does it “according to His
riches in glory”. It is not according to the riches of your company or how well
the economy is doing. No, it is according to God’s riches in glory!
So how do you stop yourself from feeling helpless in
uncertain times? The same way I stopped myself from getting seasick when I was
on board a navy ship for the first time during my National Service stint. A
senior naval officer had advised me, “Don’t look at the waves around you. Look
at the horizon far away. Look at that stable, stationary line and you will feel
better.” When I fixed my eyes on that unshakable, unwavering line, even though
the ship bobbed up and down in the rough sea, I did not feel so seasick
anymore.
My friend, don’t look at your circumstances or the bad
things that are happening in the world because you will get “earth-sick”.
Instead, look at the unshakable, eternal Word of God. Your heart will become
stable and you will see your God supply all your needs according to His riches
in glory by Christ Jesus!
BLESSINGS
JOSEPH PRINCE
