Title: This is how God provides.
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Jeremiah 29:11
After God created the world, he looked at everything and wrote this sentimental essay. "It was very good." However, after Adam and Eve fell, thorns and thistles appeared in the Garden of Eden, which was so good to live in, and curses, disease, and death also came to man, the lord of all things created in the image of God. And when Adam and Eve, the rulers of this world, fell into Satan's servants, the whole world came under Satan's dominion. Therefore, the Bible says that all the creatures of this world are groaning and suffering together (Romans 8:22).
However, God is working with a detailed plan to save and restore mankind and all things that are in such suffering, and we refer to this as 'God's providence'. By examining this providence of God, we can discover the invisible God. And he said, "Aha, God is alive today. God is still working for me. Indeed, God is God. Thank you, God. Thank you, God. We praise you." And you can make a profession of faith that glorifies God.
And God is very pleased with the people who glorify God in this way and grants abundant grace and blessings. Today, while examining God's providence, we pray in the name of the Lord that you discover God, give glory to God, receive and enjoy God's abundant grace and blessings abundantly in this foreign land, and lead a happier life. .
1. God provides His providence according to the time He desires.
If you look at everything in the universe, there are times when the sun rises brilliantly after a dark night, and there are times when the sun goes down. There is a time when a warm spring comes when a haze sprouts, and "Aww, it's hot!" There is a time when the sweaty summer comes, there is a time when the "falling leaves fall" and there is a time when "the snow falls." There are times when winter comes.
There are times when people are born into this world and toddlers walk around, there are times in kindergarten and elementary school where they ask questions with bright eyes, there are times in puberty, middle school, high school, when hair grows on their armpits and they wake up to the opposite sex. There is a time of coming of age for marriage, there is a time of middle-aged living busy working to make a living, and there is a time of old age when one becomes interested in health. And just as everyone has a time to be born, there is a time to die.
As we see how God provides all things in time, we become interested in His timing. When God sent Jesus, the savior of mankind, to this earth, he did not send it at any time, but according to the Bible, it says this. “When the time was fulfilled, God sent his Son, born of a woman” (Galatians 4:4). And the Bible says that when Jesus comes again as the Judge on this earth, the time must also be fulfilled.
Sometimes we ask God this question. "God, when will you solve my problems? God, when will you marry me? God, when do you give me such and such blessings?" Regarding this, the Bible says: “When you call, the Lord will answer; when you call, I will say, ‘Here I am’” (Isaiah 58:9).
And the Bible says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble” (1 Peter 5:5). That is, God grants grace and blessings when we cast away pride and become humble. Also, the Bible says: “Seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you” (Matthew 6:33). In other words, when you do the Lord’s work first, God grants you abundant blessings exceedingly abundantly.
In order for us to receive God's answers and blessings,
You have to get yourself right on time. Jesus is the best fit for God's timing. Jesus came to this earth at the time God wanted it, did His work at the time God wanted it, and died at the time God wanted it. Look at the scene where Jesus works at the right time. At the wedding feast in Cana, where he performed the first miracle, Jesus answered the request of his mother Mary: “My hour has not yet come” (John 2:4), which means that God works miracles only when the time is fulfilled.
And the brothers of Jesus, who were still in unbelief, scoffed at Jesus and said, "Brother, no, it's a holiday now, seeking to appear on your own, so how come you are buried in the countryside like this? Will you show yourself to the world?" Then Jesus answered: “My hour has not yet come, but your time is always ready” (John 7:6). is to stand up.
And Jesus knew that the time had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father (John 13:1), and when Judas Iscariot came with a crowd to sell himself, he said, “Behold, the time is at hand, and the Son of Man is sold into the hands of sinners.” (Matthew 26:45) Just as Jesus gave glory to God by living his life according to God’s timing, we must also adjust ourselves to God’s timing. .
We often say this. It took Abraham 25 years, Jacob 20 years, Joseph 13 years, and Moses 40 years to fulfill God's promised time. How many years would it take me? In other words, God's promises will be fulfilled only when the time comes, so we need the patience to wait for that time. Everyone, I pray in the name of the Lord that God's providence for each of you in this foreign land will be fulfilled in due time.
2. God provides His providence according to the method He wants.
There is a saying that 'Illusion is freedom', but Jesus' disciples once made a very serious misunderstanding for a long time. The disciples thought that Jesus would liberate Israel politically and socially from Roman oppression, set up a government in this world, and reign in the world and save the world. But that was not God's way. Jesus died on the cross for our sins.
When Jesus presented God's method of redemption to his disciples and said, "The Son of Man must suffer and die on the cross," Peter grabbed Jesus and pleaded with him. “Lord, not so. This will never happen to you.” (Matthew 16:22) What did the Lord say to Peter at this time? "Peter, you really think of me so much! Thank you so much. You must be my disciple from now on." You didn't say this.
Then what did you say? "Get behind me, Satan. You are a stumbling block to me. You do not think about the things of God, but the things of men" (Matthew 16:23). There may be a big difference, but if you ignore God's method and go out, you may be taken advantage of by Satan. God's way is that Jesus became a grain of wheat and died so that he might bear much fruit.
But people say that in order for me to prosper and to live well, other people have to die. That is, God's way is sacrificial, and man's way is selfish. If we are to serve God properly, we must follow God's way. It is by no means God's way for me to stand up and crush others. Asking for the fulfillment of one's lust is not God's way.
I saw someone say this. "I think God is so foolish!" "No, why?" "No, when God saves humans, he would believe more if he saved men with power first. I don't know why he saves women with power first." How can you explain this to people who think like this? How would you describe it? “It is because when God preaches the gospel, it is not effective if it is preached by force or force. The gospel is more effective when it is spread through tears, sacrifice, love, and devotion, so God saves women first ." Hallelujah! I pray that you will realize God's method and see the effect as you progress.
3. God chooses who He wants and provides His providence.
When the president chooses an employee, when a virgin chooses a bachelor, and when the people choose a president, they weigh things around and choose the person that suits their wishes. In this way, God also selects and provides the person He most desires to accomplish His will. According to the Bible, when Jesus was baptized in the Jordan River, he heard the voice of God. “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased” (Matthew 3:17). In other words, God was pleased with Jesus and decided to work through him.
What did Jesus do to please God's heart? In the Bible, Jesus said that he was like a stem that came out of a dry and parched land. He said that he had neither a fine appearance nor a taste. In other words, God did not look at Jesus' good looks and made Jesus the savior. Rather, God looks at the heart of man. Therefore, God said to Samuel the prophet: "The LORD said to Samuel, "Do not look at his appearance or height. I have forsaken him. I do not look like men; man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart" (1 Samuel 16:7).
Why did God choose David to be king of Israel? He had seven handsome older brothers. Nevertheless, he was chosen by God to be king of Israel because he had been walking with God from an early age.
Because he was human. It was because he was a man of faith who depended on God in all circumstances. So, relying on God, he could cry out to Goliath, "You come to me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come to you in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have insulted" (1 Samuel 17:45). There was. And God worked to defeat Goliath through such David.
In other words, even in the same situation, victory or defeat is different depending on what kind of person that person is. Those whom God chooses and uses are victory, and those whom God does not use are defeated. It is said that the world is facing a difficult economic crisis these days. However, if we rely on God, we can defeat Goliath, the economic depression, like David. Even in the midst of this economic crisis, you can enjoy a great victory and use it as an opportunity for blessing. Because none other than God uses us.