The IRIS Publication April 2013 | Page 8

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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