A Bowl of Encouragement by Herb Cotton
God Speaks:
Matthew 6:31-33 King James Version (KJV)
31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
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Listen to God Speak & Obey:
Today I have the believers in Christ on my mind. It is to those, who by faith, have committed their lives to Jesus. Do you believe this statement by Jesus, “Your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things?”
The following verse should cause us to examine the object of our faith.
Matthew 6:30 King James Version (KJV)
30 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?
Do you have a confident faith in Our Father in Heaven?
Proverbs 3:5 King James Version (KJV)
5 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
The Bible says much about faith, but the following is one of my go-to passages when it comes to the belief that pleases God.
1 Peter 5:6-7 King James Version (KJV)
6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:
7 Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
Who has a confident faith that can say, “I know God sees and cares about me?” Let all who can and are willing unite in a prayer of praise and thanksgiving to our great God.
Prayer:
Our Father in heaven, we exalt You above every name on earth and heaven. We bow low at Your feet and give You honor, glory, and praise.
Father, we are grateful that we have a God who knows our needs and can meet all of our needs.
Father, therefore, we associate ourselves with Your servant David, a man after Your heart, when he wrote these words in Psalm 23.
Psalm 23:1 New Living Translation (NLT)
Psalm 23
A Psalm of David.
The Lord is my shepherd;
I have all that I need.
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