22 million people in our country lost their jobs in April. Most of us received checks from the IRS to help ease the economic hardship, but for many this won't be enough. Families are struggling to provide the bare necessities. Even before this pandemic many Americans were already living paycheck to paycheck.
In uncertain times I remind myself of Psalm 37:25.
I was young and now I am old,
yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken
or their children begging bread.
God is a provider to those who trust in him. I have experienced his provision firsthand many times in my life. I don't subscribe to prosperity doctrine; Christians are called to live with a detachment to the things of this world. God does desire us to live in security, not worrying about tomorrow. This is summed up by Jesus in Matthew 6.
V.19-21
“Don’t store up treasures here on earth, where moths eat them and rust destroys them, and where thieves break in and steal. Store your treasures in heaven, where moths and rust cannot destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal. Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be."
V. 24-26
“No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and be enslaved to money.
“That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life—whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn’t life more than food, and your body more than clothing? Look at the birds. They don’t plant or harvest or store food in barns, for your heavenly Father feeds them. And aren’t you far more valuable to him than they are?
The truth is that in our fallen state we feel like we need so much more than we really do. You can't fill an empty soul with a full garage. Material pursuits can never satisfy the deepest longing of the soul. God will provide for all your needs and you will realize that he is all you need.
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