Experiencing God as Your Provider:

Help, hope & heaven’s answers for

UP living in a DOWN economy. Part 5

May 17, 2009 – Dr. Brian Kluth - bk@kluth.org Message #4 in a sermon series.

 

(The LORD says) “The world is mine, and all that is in it.” Ps 50:12

 

Provision #1 - Main work/income

Gen 2:19-20 The LORD God had formed out of the ground all the beasts of the field and all the birds of the air. He brought them to the man to see what he would name them; and whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name. So the man gave names to all the livestock, the birds of the air and all the beasts of the field.

Ps 90:17 May the favor of the Lord our God rest upon us; establish the work of our hands for us--yes, establish the work of our hands.

Job 1:9-11 "Does Job fear God for nothing?" Satan replied. "Have you not put a hedge around him and his household and everything he has? You have blessed the work of his hands, so that his flocks and herds are spread throughout the land.”

Ps 75:6 For promotion and power come from nowhere on earth, but only from God. He promotes one and deposes another.

Jer 29:11 I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Ps 139:14-16 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.

 

 

Provision #2 - Extra work/income

Deut 8:17-18 You may say to yourself, "My power and the strength of my hands have produced this wealth for me." But remember the LORD your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth (resources).

Luke 12:16-19 "The ground of a certain rich man produced a good crop. He thought to himself, 'What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.' "Then he said, 'This is what I'll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. 1 Chron 29:11-12 Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours. Yours, O LORD, is the kingdom; you are exalted as head over all. Wealth and honor come from you;

you are the ruler of all things.

 

 

Provision #3 - Unexpected income

Isa 45:3 I will give you the treasures of darkness, riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am the LORD,

the God of Israel, who summons you by name.

Prov 8:18-22 Unending riches, honor, justice, and righteousness are mine to distribute. My gifts are better than the purest gold or sterling silver! My paths are those of justice and right. Those who love and follow me are indeed wealthy. I fill their treasuries.

1 Tim 6:6-10 Godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that. People who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.

Eccl 5:10 Whoever loves money never has money enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with his income.

 

 

 

 

Next week: Discover more practical ways God provides for us from His resources.