Fix Your Eyes On God’s Unshakeable Word
Philippians 4:19
19And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
19And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
“This war will affect the world’s economy.”
“Unemployment is at an all-time high.”
People of the world feel helpless as systems of the world go
up and down. But God does not want you to feel helpless because you are not of
the world. (John 17:16) You are of God and therefore need not be subject to the
world’s systems. Whatever the world’s situation is, fear not because “God
shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus”.
Notice that Philippians 4:19 says that “God shall
supply all your need”. It does not say
that God may supply some of your needs. It
also says that God will do it “according to
His riches”. It is not out of His riches. If a
millionaire gives you a hundred dollars, it is out of his
riches. The sum is only a small portion of his riches. However, if he gives to
you according to his riches, it means that he is lining up his
millions for your supply!
Lastly, the verse says that God does it “according to His
riches in glory”. It is not according to the riches of
your company or how well the economy is doing. No, it is according to God’s
riches in glory!
So how do you stop yourself from feeling helpless in
uncertain, shaky times? The same way I stopped myself from getting sea-sick
when I was on board a navy ship for the first time during my National Service
stint. A senior navy officer had advised me, “Don’t look at the waves around
you. Look at the horizon far away. Look at that stable, stationary line and you
will feel better.” When I fixed my eyes on that unshakeable, unwavering line,
even though the ship bobbed in the rough sea, I did not feel sea-sick
anymore.
My friend, don’t look at your circumstances
or the bad things that are happening in the world because you will get
“earth-sick”. Instead, look at the unshakeable, eternal Word of God. Your heart
will become stable and you will see your God supply all your needs according to
His riches in glory by Christ Jesus!