"But my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:19
“Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: Thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.” Psalm 23:5
“And they all did eat, and were filled, and they took up the fragments that remained twelve baskets full. And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and children” Matthew 14:20-21
When our Father meets our needs, He does it according to His riches and according to His glory. The standard that our Father meets our needs by is so far beyond anything that this world has to offer; God’s minimum is superabundant to man’s abundance. When our Father fills our cup it runs over, and when He feeds us He starts with nothing and then when He is done there are baskets full left over. our Father is a God of superabundance! Our needs are met with far more provision than ever is required. The Truth is our Father wants us to lack in nothing. Consider Heaven for a moment. Heaven is a perfect place, love, faith, and hope abound, no sickness, no fear, streets of gold, mansions, abundance, everlasting life, and power, everything is met abundantly! In Heaven God’s power shines so brightly that they don’t even need the Sun, God’s glory lights up the place! Now let me ask you a question, is God a respecter of persons? Does He favor one person above another? No! Acts 10:34
“Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: Thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.” Psalm 23:5
“And they all did eat, and were filled, and they took up the fragments that remained twelve baskets full. And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and children” Matthew 14:20-21
When our Father meets our needs, He does it according to His riches and according to His glory. The standard that our Father meets our needs by is so far beyond anything that this world has to offer; God’s minimum is superabundant to man’s abundance. When our Father fills our cup it runs over, and when He feeds us He starts with nothing and then when He is done there are baskets full left over. our Father is a God of superabundance! Our needs are met with far more provision than ever is required. The Truth is our Father wants us to lack in nothing. Consider Heaven for a moment. Heaven is a perfect place, love, faith, and hope abound, no sickness, no fear, streets of gold, mansions, abundance, everlasting life, and power, everything is met abundantly! In Heaven God’s power shines so brightly that they don’t even need the Sun, God’s glory lights up the place! Now let me ask you a question, is God a respecter of persons? Does He favor one person above another? No! Acts 10:34
"Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons."
So if in Heaven people have all their needs met, spiritually, soulfully, and physically, why wouldn't we have the same here on earth? It is the same God providing the abundance in Heaven as it is here on the earth. Does our Father respect them more than us? Haven't we read and studied that now is the day of our salvation? According to God, we don’t have to wait to be saved, so we don’t have to wait for our needs to be abundantly met!
You may say that Brad, "there are no people in Heaven, at least not in human bodies." If you believe that there are only spirits there now, shouldn’t our spirits be as abundantly supplied as theirs? But there are more than just spirits in Heaven; there are bodies. I was preaching once and as I spoke our Father began to speak to me. It was amazing; Words flowed from me, yet I was totally in another conversation with God. our Father asked me the very same questions, "Am I a respecter of persons? I said, no. He then asked me about Heaven, is there sickness? Is there hunger? Is there lack? Is there fear? Is there a lack of understanding? Do people get killed? Do people owe money? All of these questions I answered no to. Then our Father said if my children do not have lack in Heaven, and I am not a respecter of persons, than there should be no lack on the earth for My children! I shouted I see it and A-men, and never skipped a beat in my other sermon, and until I said what had happened no one knew what was going on.
You may say that Brad, "there are no people in Heaven, at least not in human bodies." If you believe that there are only spirits there now, shouldn’t our spirits be as abundantly supplied as theirs? But there are more than just spirits in Heaven; there are bodies. I was preaching once and as I spoke our Father began to speak to me. It was amazing; Words flowed from me, yet I was totally in another conversation with God. our Father asked me the very same questions, "Am I a respecter of persons? I said, no. He then asked me about Heaven, is there sickness? Is there hunger? Is there lack? Is there fear? Is there a lack of understanding? Do people get killed? Do people owe money? All of these questions I answered no to. Then our Father said if my children do not have lack in Heaven, and I am not a respecter of persons, than there should be no lack on the earth for My children! I shouted I see it and A-men, and never skipped a beat in my other sermon, and until I said what had happened no one knew what was going on.
God allowed me to taste just a little fraction of what He is like and capable of. He talks to millions of us all at once, in individual conversations, and never skips a beat. our Father had John write in 1 John 4:17 that as He is so are we in this world. I didn’t do anything to do this, it was our Father within me that was allowing me to preach and have a conversation with Him at the same time. I was really just along for the ride. But He showed me that this is how we all can live 100% of the time. Think of all of the millions of dollars that are spent on preachers traveling, then think of how our Father is? Our Father is more than capable of allowing us to talk to each other as He does, without ever leaving where we are. If man can make a phone that can conference call, or video conference, God can allow us to talk through our spirits!
Now back to people being in Heaven, there are people, just like us with physical bodies. The Bible speaks of at least two of them, Enoch and Elijah. The Bible teaches that neither tasted death, but both were delivered to Heaven. Scriptural proof: Hebrews 11:5 "By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death;" and 2 Kings 2:11 "..there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder, and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into Heaven." Now Enoch and Elijah are not in fear, they do not have sickness, they do not have lack, and they are in Heaven. Our Father showed me this during that sermon and it was so exciting. God sees our needs as being so far above what we see them as. We tend to think as a need as being the bare minimum; God sees it as abundance!
“Therefore I say unto you, take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not life more than meat, and the body more than raiment? Behold the fowls of the air; for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your Heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they? Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature? And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies in the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: And yet Solomon in all of his glory was not arrayed like one of them.” Matthew 6:25-29 Jesus tells us to take no thought for our physical needs; food, clothing, or our lives, which are all definitely needs we have while on the earth, and Jesus teaches us to take no thought for them! Jesus teaches this because He knows, beyond any shadow of a doubt, that our needs are now met according to God’s riches and glory! So; “Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, shall He not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith.” Matthew 6:30
How many sermons have you heard that teach us how to pray or act to get something, a new home, a car, clothes for the kids, a spouse, a job, more money, or whatever else we need? I have heard hundreds of them; whole ministries are out there devoted to preaching nothing but that kind of stuff. Well, Jesus said to take no thought for these things, it’s kind of hard to reconcile the two isn’t it? God teaches us to seek first His Kingdom and His righteousness and all of these things will be given to us, and they will be given to us according to His riches! “But seek ye first the Kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all of these things shall be added unto you.” Matthew 6:33 Our Father knows what we need and He doesn’t slouch in meeting our needs! If you are concerned with your needs, don’t be like the unsaved and worry about them, and focus on them, seek first God’s Kingdom, and all of your needs will be met. “(For after all of these things do the Gentiles seek;) for your Heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.” Matthew 6:32
Our Father knows that we need all of these things to live, and He teaches us to seek Him first and seek His righteousness and all of it will be added unto us. Our Father is not mocked, whatsoever He has promised, He will do! Our Father is not a man that He should lie, so if He said that we are not to take thought, He meant, take no thought! Now that goes against what most of us have heard and it definitely goes against society, but remember that our Father has given us a new heart and He has placed His Spirit within us to cause us to walk in His Truth’s. Jesus’ yoke is easy to be born, this Truth is in us, and we are more than capable through the power of Christ that strengthens us to live without taking any thought for our own lives! We are far better than flowers and we are far better than birds! Look at the birds, they get to fly south every winter, they don’t have to hang out in the snow and cold! Our Father is a God of abundance!
Think about our Father for a second? Is He taking thought for His own life? We never read that He is; yet we read that He is always taking thought for ours! His Spirit now abides within us, we are born of Him, born of His incorruptible seed, and Jesus is now the One giving us everything needed to live, just as a branch receives everything needed to live by the vine! We are now alive because our Father has birthed us and He now lives within us. So we will resemble Him, taking no thought for our own lives, yet ever living to help others. Jesus ever lives to intercede for us, and we are now one with Him, so we too ever live to intercede for others! Jesus’ needs are being met in abundance and our needs are met by the same abundance! Our Father loves us, just as He loves Jesus. Faith comes from hearing and hearing by the Word of God. This needs to be preached, we need to encourage each other with it daily, our needs have been met according to the same riches and glory that Jesus’ needs have been met! Since they are we can have peace and joy as we take no thought for our own lives, we have been given the mind of Christ, it’s how He has made us! Jesus came that we might have an abundant life, and our abundance is measured with the same level of abundance as Jesus’ is!
Now back to people being in Heaven, there are people, just like us with physical bodies. The Bible speaks of at least two of them, Enoch and Elijah. The Bible teaches that neither tasted death, but both were delivered to Heaven. Scriptural proof: Hebrews 11:5 "By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death;" and 2 Kings 2:11 "..there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder, and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into Heaven." Now Enoch and Elijah are not in fear, they do not have sickness, they do not have lack, and they are in Heaven. Our Father showed me this during that sermon and it was so exciting. God sees our needs as being so far above what we see them as. We tend to think as a need as being the bare minimum; God sees it as abundance!
“Therefore I say unto you, take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not life more than meat, and the body more than raiment? Behold the fowls of the air; for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your Heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they? Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature? And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies in the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: And yet Solomon in all of his glory was not arrayed like one of them.” Matthew 6:25-29 Jesus tells us to take no thought for our physical needs; food, clothing, or our lives, which are all definitely needs we have while on the earth, and Jesus teaches us to take no thought for them! Jesus teaches this because He knows, beyond any shadow of a doubt, that our needs are now met according to God’s riches and glory! So; “Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, shall He not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith.” Matthew 6:30
How many sermons have you heard that teach us how to pray or act to get something, a new home, a car, clothes for the kids, a spouse, a job, more money, or whatever else we need? I have heard hundreds of them; whole ministries are out there devoted to preaching nothing but that kind of stuff. Well, Jesus said to take no thought for these things, it’s kind of hard to reconcile the two isn’t it? God teaches us to seek first His Kingdom and His righteousness and all of these things will be given to us, and they will be given to us according to His riches! “But seek ye first the Kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all of these things shall be added unto you.” Matthew 6:33 Our Father knows what we need and He doesn’t slouch in meeting our needs! If you are concerned with your needs, don’t be like the unsaved and worry about them, and focus on them, seek first God’s Kingdom, and all of your needs will be met. “(For after all of these things do the Gentiles seek;) for your Heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.” Matthew 6:32
Our Father knows that we need all of these things to live, and He teaches us to seek Him first and seek His righteousness and all of it will be added unto us. Our Father is not mocked, whatsoever He has promised, He will do! Our Father is not a man that He should lie, so if He said that we are not to take thought, He meant, take no thought! Now that goes against what most of us have heard and it definitely goes against society, but remember that our Father has given us a new heart and He has placed His Spirit within us to cause us to walk in His Truth’s. Jesus’ yoke is easy to be born, this Truth is in us, and we are more than capable through the power of Christ that strengthens us to live without taking any thought for our own lives! We are far better than flowers and we are far better than birds! Look at the birds, they get to fly south every winter, they don’t have to hang out in the snow and cold! Our Father is a God of abundance!
Think about our Father for a second? Is He taking thought for His own life? We never read that He is; yet we read that He is always taking thought for ours! His Spirit now abides within us, we are born of Him, born of His incorruptible seed, and Jesus is now the One giving us everything needed to live, just as a branch receives everything needed to live by the vine! We are now alive because our Father has birthed us and He now lives within us. So we will resemble Him, taking no thought for our own lives, yet ever living to help others. Jesus ever lives to intercede for us, and we are now one with Him, so we too ever live to intercede for others! Jesus’ needs are being met in abundance and our needs are met by the same abundance! Our Father loves us, just as He loves Jesus. Faith comes from hearing and hearing by the Word of God. This needs to be preached, we need to encourage each other with it daily, our needs have been met according to the same riches and glory that Jesus’ needs have been met! Since they are we can have peace and joy as we take no thought for our own lives, we have been given the mind of Christ, it’s how He has made us! Jesus came that we might have an abundant life, and our abundance is measured with the same level of abundance as Jesus’ is!
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Brad I can read what you have written, however would you pray the Holy Spirit through Jesus to help me understand this message. My business is a a stand still my bills are due how do I believe this message. this is not meant to say this is not true. Just Pray for me to understand it.
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