All tagged Provision

Under Construction - Our Faith, Life, and the True Builder

Richard Forbes
Christian, Daily Devotion, God’s Provision

We go through our day working hard to secure those things that will sustain us, but as we complete today’s chores we often forget the one who has made this possible, and who actually provides for us. Over the course of time we tend to forget who gave us the skills we now employ, or even the breath we breathe, and we claim our efforts as our own. Our faith is like a cathedral that is still under construction after hundreds of years; the amazing foundation stones given by God when the ground was first broken are long forgotten, and only what has just been added is praised. The Lord provides for His children now as He gives us every good thing... building today on the blessings of yesterday.

Hiking in Faith through the wilderness of our earthly lives

Richard Forbes
Christian, Daily Devotion, God’s Provision, Trusting God

Do we profess faithfulness, and yet are dissatisfied with our life? Is our faith easily shouldered on Sunday, but burdened down by life the remainder of the week? We are meant to be satisfied in every aspect of our lives by our faith alone, and yet we often find ourselves wanting the things of the world, and asking in prayer for the worldly. Contentment in those things that God provides through His Word, and that Jesus teaches us, should be enough to meet our every need... and yet the comforts of the world continue to tempt us, and we wander lost so much of the time.

When Satan Tests Us, Do We Test God?

Richard Forbes
Christian, Daily Devotion, Temptation, God’s Provision, Armor

We travel the sandy wilderness of life, time, and across the perilous pits of sin; like skittering ants we run because the way ahead is fraught with danger. The funneled traps of ant lions have been constructed everywhere to bring us to our demise as we seek the holiness, and righteousness of God... these traps are  the work of Satan, but we are instructed to clothe ourselves each day in the armor of God, and promised to be defended by His strong right arm... so that in His care we can walk boldly in faith, and find His truth sustains us against Satan’s schemes.

Finding Peace by letting go to God, and the Intercession of Jesus

Richard Forbes
Christian, Daily Devotion, God’s Provision, God’s Will

Are you feeling weak and afraid today? Is there something confronting you that terrifies you, and causes you to tremble, or makes you lay awake in the night... unable to sleep because of worry? If this is true then you are refusing to leave those things with the Lord. You are carrying them into your prayer closet, placing them in the Father’s hands, and then bringing them right back out with you at the end of your time of prayer. If this is you, then you are saying that you lean on God, and yet those are just words to you.

Giving Thanks to God, and a Thanksgiving Day Feast

Richard Forbes
Christian, Daily Devotion

Today is Thanksgiving Day in the United States, and honors the initial Thanksgiving feast that was celebrated in 1621 after the first harvest was completed by the puritan settlers in the New World. Today this holiday is widely celebrated as a national holiday with heavy religious meaning, but no absolute requirement pertaining to faith, yet for the early pilgrims it was most certainly a time of thanking God. On this day every faithful person gathers to give thanks to God, and I have often wondered who one would thank if they were not of faith. Would you thank yourself, someone else in particular, or would it just be a happy day of being with family and friends while you eat, dance, and the go shopping?

Are we Wise like the Ants, Rock Badgers, Locusts, and Lizards, in our Faith?

Richard Forbes
Christian, Daily Devotion, Humility, Grace, Wisdom

When we see ourselves as strong, mighty, and self-sufficient then we are foolish, but when we consider ourselves as small, and humble before God, then we are wise indeed. How do we view ourselves, and conduct our affairs? Do we spend our time gathering sustenance from God’s Word, seeking safety and protection in His shadow, walking obediently in the way of righteousness, and completing our day by humbly worshiping before the Father’s feet?

In God Less becomes More... He is Sufficient

Richard Forbes
Christian, Daily Devotion, God’s Provision, God’s Will

The Lord used the few to conquer the many in the story of Gideon’s three hundred men. He first used Gideon’s own fear as He sent him with his servant Purah to hide at the outskirts of the massive camp of Midian, and spy on them. Then God showed Gideon how to defeat Midian’s army by using their own great fear against them. God understands our fears, but more than that He understands the deep seated fears of our enemies. What are our fears, and can God use them to do His will? Can He use our few to defeat the many?

God Preserves, Provides, and Protects... as seen in the “P” Books

Richard Forbes
Christian, Daily Devotion, God’s Provision

Do you tremble when faced with hardship? Do overwhelming odds cause you to run, or look for a place to hide? Do you surrender to sin, or to the unrighteous because you don’t see any way to be victorious? Well, if your cause is good and within His will, and if you believe that God can never be defeated, then you should not fear, or lose heart. God gives us certain victory.

Depending on God... His Need to Lord over us, or the Natural State of Our Being?

Richard Forbes
God, Daily Devotion, Christian, Provision

Over the course of our lives we will have many needs and we would like them all fulfilled well in advance so that we will not want, or worry about tomorrow. As human’s we want to fill a storehouse, or receive enough money in our bank account to make it through the toughest years of our lives, but that is not how God provides for us... He wants us to come to Him each day for that day’s provision.

Realizing Satisfaction, even in the Poverty of Life

Richard Forbes
Daily Devotion, Provision, Needs, Christian, Wants, Greed

Are we at war within ourselves? Is our family arguing and in disarray? Are we in constant chaos across the world? Why is this so, and what can we do about it? How can we bring peace and calm to ourselves and the world around us? The secret of course, is to turn to God, and allow Him to provide for us, and to let Him remove the struggling passions and greed within us. The solution is to lean on Him and be happy; to ask for His provision and be satisfied in it.

The Sunshine, Rain, and our Storehouses of Faith

Richard Forbes
Storehouses, Hardship, Life, God’s Provision, Daily Devotion, Christian, Plenty

Do you complain to God during the times of hardship in your life, or cry out in anguish to Him in the times of pain and suffering as if they were meant to punish you? Perhaps we need to take a lesson from the fruit bearing trees and vines that grow gangly unattended, and don’t produce fruit in quality or quantity. The times we find the hardest are those that benefit us the most.

Obeying God on the Highways of our Lives

Richard Forbes
Obedience, Christian, Provision, Daily Devotion, Relationship

When we are hungry, to whom do we turn? When we are thirsty, where do we look to have our thirst quenched? When we are in need of a safe place to lay our head, whose name do we Call out to? Before we search for food, water, or shelter, we should seek God, and then obey Him as He leads us, and provides for us. This was the message to the Israelites in the desert, and it is our message today.

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