Who is the great provider in the Bible?

  

  Something is happening and that thing is conquering nations by destabilizing their economy because it affected many people's means of livelihood, and caused a high rate of poverty. It is a hard time that even the rich can not help themselves talk more of helping the poor. What is this thing and why is it eating deep into mankind's means of survival on Earth? But in all my findings, I found that it is no other thing but time. 

  From my little conversations with elderly people concerning this present time of challenges and difficulties everywhere, most of them do say that this present occurrence was not like this during the early 90s. But time has come and gone, and a lot of things which has not been seen or heard before are happening.

  At this point, time changed everything in our nation that there is hunger without expectation of how the need will be met. Unknown sicknesses are everywhere without a medical idea of what could be the cause or the cure to it. The inflation in commodities led to a high cost of living. 

  All the happening made this world a devastating place to live but is there any hope at all because we are already in a mess? There is hope because there is a trustworthy man known to be a great provider. Philippians 4:19

  He has once provided for nations that need provision and He is not tired of providing even now. He is a self-made wealthy man who never lacks anything or neither goes into bankruptcy for giving a helping hand to the needy. His riches are more than enough to meet the world's needs if only the world will involve Him in the affairs. 

   During the ancient time in Egypt in Genesis 41, the great provider revealed through Joseph how they should escape the danger of impending famine that was to befall them. It was the wisdom and intervention of the great provider that saved them.

  Also, in 2 Kings 7, Isreal was surrounded in battle but they were not fit to fight because they were in famine while their enemies were fit because they had a lot to eat and drink, but when the great provider got involved He did a 24 hours miracle that within 24 hours famine vanished in Isreal. 

  When Elijah ran for his life into the desert because of Queen Jezebal's threat to kill him. The great provider did not leave him hungry rather He provided for him. 1 Kings 19:1-8. 

  What exactly is that thing you think the great provider can not provide for you? Is He not the same person who did all this miracle, or do you think He changed just because of your predicament? He is the same yesterday, today, and forever more. Hebrews 13:8

  A full-time gospel preacher survives with his family through God’s provision. God provides their rent, clothing, feeding, and any other things they need while they spend all their time in God's service. If they survive by God's provisions, why will the same God not provide for you too?

  A young teenager was to be enrolled in high school but was denied that opportunity because the family was not able to afford it. He watched his mates go and come back from school week to week, even though most of them had asked why he had not started with them. But one faithful Saturday morning, he was so heartbroken that he rushed to the church and wept bitterly before God. His prayer was that he wanted to go back to school. On Monday morning, God answered his prayer by filling his bills without a dime from his parents. The great provider did it.

  I think that what still keeps you from receiving from God is that you have not asked for His help. There is no brokenness from you to Him that you are tired of that continuous problem in your life. Psalms 51:17

Note: God becomes serious in helping when He sees how serious you are to come out of the problem. Do not assume He should know you are going through a problem, because even if He knows all things, He still wants you to tell Him what your problem is. 

  In Mark 10:51, Jesus knew that the man was blind, but He still went ahead to ask Him what He wanted because He does not work by assumption but by declaration of the person’s want. So, stop assuming and start saying something.

  May the great provider who has and is still willing to provide all our needs, provide all that you sincerely ask through the name of His begotten son Jesus in Jesus Christ's name, Amen.

God bless you!