--Foundation of Our Security / In God's Promises ~~
---A PROMISE OF SUFFICIENCY IN GOD ~~
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--World Challenge/-By: David Wilkerson ~
---This verse is not just a hope, it is a promise! It begins with "God is able!" God is not interested in just meeting your needs. He always wants to give you more than you need. That is what "abound" means: an ever-increasing, superabundant supply. --
"Now to him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us" (Ephesians 3:20/ NKJV). This of what is being promised here. When you are down and tired and don't think you can go any farther, God is able to invigorate you so that you will have all you need, at all times, in every possible situation.
This promise includes power to keep you from falling. I know many Christians who are utterly afraid of falling. I know many who are afraid of missing the mark. They're scared the devil is going to entrap them somehow and that they're going to grieve God.
No matter how powerful your temptation is or how discouraged you are about your lack of resistance, God says this about his power on your behalf? "Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, To God our Savior, who alone is wise, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and forever. Amen." (Jude 1:24-25).
It's as if the Lord is saying, "I want you to have an overabundance of all you need at all times!"
God never intended for us to be spiritual paupers. On the contrary, the bountiful servant is the one who enjoys a revelation of all the great provisions God has prepared for him, and he goes after this revelation by faith.
--Yes, God supplies all our needs. This does not speak to wants. We should want the things that our Lord Jehovah wants. To win souls for His kingdom. ~--World Challenge/DW~
