God is Moved by Faith, Not Our Needs

-

Many believe that because God is all-knowing and loving, He will automatically meet our needs. However, while God is indeed aware of our needs, and He hears our prayers, He is not moved by them alone. In Matthew 6:8, Jesus tells us, 

“For your Father knows the things you have need of before you ask Him.” 

This verse emphasizes that God already knows what we need, but it does not negate our responsibility to ask Him. We must actively seek God’s help and provision. If we do nothing, God will not move on our behalf.

The truth is, what moves God is faith. Throughout the Gospels, Jesus repeatedly highlights the importance of faith in receiving God’s blessings and intervention. In Luke 12:28, Jesus says, 

“If then God so clothes the grass, which today is in the field and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will He clothe you, O you of little faith?” 

Here, Jesus underscores that it is not our needs that stir God to action but our faith in His ability to provide.

Faith is essential not only for salvation but also for our continued life in God’s Kingdom. We are called to live by faith daily, trusting God to meet our needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:19). God desires to be our sole source of supply, not any person, organization, or worldly system.

Our coming to Jesus was orchestrated by God, as Jesus Himself said in John 6:44, 

“No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him.” 

This highlights God’s sovereignty in our salvation and His ongoing desire to guide and provide for us as our Good Shepherd.

Yet, entering God’s Kingdom through salvation is just the beginning. Some may mistakenly believe that once they are saved, blessings will automatically overflow into their lives. However, for these blessings to manifest, we must heed the voice of the Lord and follow His principles as laid out in His Word (Deuteronomy 28:2). This requires us to shift our confidence away from the world’s systems and fully place our trust in God.

Satan, the deceiver, constantly attempts to divert our worship and allegiance away from God. He tried to tempt Jesus by offering Him all the kingdoms of the world if He would only bow down and worship him. Satan’s offer to meet our needs in exchange for our worship is a perversion of God’s truth. 

Just as God supplies all our needs when we worship and serve Him, Satan offers a counterfeit, promising to meet our needs in exchange for allegiance. However, unlike God’s provision, which brings life, Satan’s provision is laced with death and destruction.

Satan has patterned his kingdom of darkness after God’s Kingdom, but the two couldn’t be more different. While God’s Kingdom is founded on truth, love, and life, Satan’s kingdom is built on lies, deception, and death. When people bow to Satan, he may meet their immediate needs, but it always comes with a devastating cost.

Therefore, God desires to meet all our needs, but He requires us to approach Him in faith. We must align ourselves with His Kingdom principles and resist the lure of Satan’s counterfeit promises. By worshipping and serving God alone, we open the door for His abundant provision and blessings in our lives. 

Let us lose confidence in the world’s systems and place our full trust in God, who is faithful to supply all our needs according to His riches in glory.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

A Replica of the First Passover

-
Image
Acts chapter 12 tells the story of Herod's cruel acts towards the apostles. After killing James, he arrests Peter and imprisons him during the Passover festival. However, an angel of the Lord miraculously frees Peter from the prison (Acts 12:3-4). Similarly, Exodus chapter 12 recounts the first Passover, in which God liberates the Israelites from Pharaoh's harsh slavery. Peter's miraculous escape from prison is like a replica of the first Passover, where an angel delivers him. During the night, an angel of the Lord appears to Peter while he's asleep and instructs him, "Gird yourself and bind on your sandals" (Acts 12:8). Similarly, God gives the same instructions to the Israelites on the night they eat the Passover lamb: "Thus you shall eat it with your belt girded around, and your sandals on your feet" (Exodus 12:11). These powerful instructions bring about the miraculous and urgent liberation of the Israelites and Peter from bondage. It's truly
Read more

The Power of the Tongue

-
Image
In the quest for a life filled with joy and the treasure of good days, one biblical wisdom implores us to master the art of speech.  “For he who would love life and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking deceit. Let him turn away from evil and do good; let him seek peace and pursue it.” (1 Peter 3:10-11). The tongue, though small, wields a force mightier than any weapon of mass destruction. It can ignite a wildfire of destruction or breathe life into the ashen fields of despair.  “Even so the tongue is a little member and boasts great things. See how great a forest a little fire kindles! And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity.” (James 3:5-6). We are all architects of our destiny, crafting the   of our lives one word at a time. Our words can be the balm that heals or the arrow that wounds the hearts of friends, neighbours, colleagues, and loved ones. We must recognize that a ‘slip of the tongue’ is not merely a misstep but a call to mindfu
Read more

Habits Vs Needs: Why Habits are not Needs.

-
Image
Human behaviour is a complex subject that can be broken down into habits and needs. Habits are actions that we perform regularly and easily, and they can result from repeated actions or routines. These habits can be either positive or negative but are not essential to our survival. On the other hand, needs are the essential requirements for our well-being and survival. These include physiological needs like food and water, safety needs such as shelter and security, and emotional needs like love and belonging. Sometimes, we confuse habits with needs and justify indulging in bad habits as a necessity. This is a common defence mechanism that allows us to avoid responsibility and claim powerlessness in the face of change. However, we can distinguish between habits and needs by observing others who thrive without the habits we consider indispensable. This realization can be both freeing and challenging, as it invites us to reassess our behaviours and the control we believe they have over us
Read more