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God will meet all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus . Philippians 4:19 ( NIV )

" The Bible says , " God will meet all your needs " according to his wealth and his riches . It ' s not based on your assets . It ' s based on what God has and he doesn ' t run out of resources ."

Everybody has financial fears . You don ' t have to be poor to get anxious about money . You don ' t have to be on welfare to have financial fears . In fact , it seems the more you have the more you have to maintain , to insure , to protect , to worry over .

But God gives us a guarantee regarding our finances . Philippians 4:19 says , " God will meet all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus ." This verse is so packed ! I want you to notice several words .

First it says , " God will ..." It doesn ' t say , " He might meet your needs " it says " He will ." It ' s a fact . He ' s staking his character and his reputation on it . " I will meet your needs ."

Then it says , " God will meet all ..." It doesn ' t say " I ' ll meet some of your needs " He says all . Does that include car payments ? Braces ? Home ? Yes . All your needs .

It doesn ' t say " I ' ll meet all your greeds ." There ' s a difference between needs and wants . God ' s not going to give you everything you want ; you ' d be spoiled to death .

But it says , " I will meet all your needs " according to his wealth , his riches . It ' s not based on your assets . It ' s based on what God has and he doesn ' t run out of resources .

Finally he says "... for you in Christ Jesus ." This is not a promise for everybody . God has not promised to meet the needs of people who reject His Son . This is a promise only for believers . He says , " If you ' re one of my children , in my family , I promise to meet all your needs ."

Then how come you have financial needs ? Did God fail ? Did He lie ? Exaggerate ? No . With every promise there are conditions or requirements . There are things God says , " I ' ll do my part and you do your part ."

This is a very important topic for Christians because many of us do not appropriate the promises of God in our life as it pertains to Finances . The “ What ’ s in Your Purse ?” section is not about what you physically have in your purse , although some of us have everything in our purse including the kitchen sink ; but we are talking about your financial value . Although , as a person , you are valuable to the Kingdom of God , you are inoperable in a major way being poor . Majority of the Bible is about money and God wants you to be a distribution center , but He will not allow you to be that person if you are selfish and ignorant . It is time for you to find out what ’ s in your purse and to put the right perspectives about money into your wallet so that you can obtain your ordained inheritance as a Christian . Why sit in heavenly places but live like a peasant on the Earth ? You got work to do and it requires MULAH ! What ’ s in your Purse ?

WORK CITED

http :// purposedriven . com / blogs / dailyhope / trustyour-finances-to-godsprovision /

God says if you meet the following five conditions , then he will meet your financial needs

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