A Wellhouse Full

Philippians 4-Part 8
But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:19

LET IT GLOW

The summers of my growing up years were spent helping Mom pick, clean, and prepare food for freezing and canning. We had green beans, corn, tomato juice, peaches, cherries, chicken, blackberry, cherry, and grape jelly, sweet and dill pickles, relish, pickled okra, etc. in jars, as pretty as can be, sitting on the shelf in the wellhouse. (I'm sure there were other veggies I don't recall.) You see, the wellhouse was a cool, dry place where the pump for our water was located. Quite often I was sent out to the wellhouse to fetch something for supper. Mmmm. It sure tasted good, too. Our family had no worries about winter coming. The wellhouse was full. Our needs were going to be met. The wellhouse was always fully stocked and ready. Oh how I miss those days.

Anyway, Paul gave us a promise of God supplying our need, all of our need. The measure of God's supply-unlimited, has no lack. This promise was for the Philippians, those who surrendered their finances and material possessions to God's service and who  knew how to give with the right heart. Isn't it also for me, as a believer?

Jesus said in Luke 6:38, "Give, and it will be given to you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you."

Same measure-sounds like the sow/ reap situation.
God promises to meet all our needs, not our wishes, wants, or whims. Does that include our physical, mental, social, economic, spiritual, and eternal needs?  Yes. Paul didn't say can, maybe, or if, but he said shall.

"God's supply is infinite, abundant, inexhaustible, limitless, boundless. God many times uses the agencies of men to meet our needs," states Liberty Bible Commentary.

Henry and Richard Blackaby's devotional, Experiencing God Day-By-Day says:

Every one of us faces needs in our lives; at times, they are beyond our own means. It is at these times that God wants to draw from His unlimited storehouse to meet our need as only He can. (emphasis added)
Every resource of God is available to any child of God who will believe Him. No one has ever exhausted God's supply nor suffered a shortfall when trusting in Him.

How rich is my heavenly Father? He owns it all, brothers and sisters. All.
Does my life have evidence of an unwavering belief that God will do what He said?


LET IT GROW

In verse 18, it says, "But I have all, and abound: I am full, having received of Epaphroditus the things which were sent from you, an ordor of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, wellpleasing to God."

The Philippians' stewardship was evidence of their spiritual condition.

"One can give without loving,  but he cannot love without giving. Love takes the stew out of stewardship. The love gift pleased God, relieved Paul, and enriched the Philippians. Their generosity was like a sweet fragrance," says Liberty Bible Commentary.

" Paul describes the gift of the Philippians in terms which remind us of sacrifices in the Old Testament (Gen.8:21, Exodus 29:18,29:25, 29:41). Our giving to God's work is similar to Old Testament sacrifices, which also cost the person bringing the sacrifice a lot. Bulls and rams didn't come cheaply in that day," states David Guzik.

I want my sacrifices, gifts, offerings to have a sweet-smelling aroma, to be acceptable and well pleasing to God. Don't you? What pleases God?

1 Samuel 15:22b-to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.
Romans 12:11-that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God.
Ephesians 5:2-And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an
                       offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savor.
Hebrews 13:15-16-By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is
                               the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.
Matthew 16:24-Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny
                          himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

What pleases God is obedience, offering our bodies and lives to His service, praising God and giving thanks to Him. The tithe is only our reasonable service. (Let me know if you have found others.)


LET IT GO

Trust God for my needs.

Please God with my offerings of praise, thanksgiving, and life.