Knowing God as Provider

To know God as Provider typically means that you will suddenly struggle financially; you might

lose your job, have suddenly failed investments, or your business will start to crumble. It is easy

to say God is a Provider when our barns our full. God strips us of our thinking that we

accumulated our wealth by our own power and strength. The Bible says it is God who gives us

the power to make wealth.

It is in financial destitute not knowing our way out of the pit that God the Provider steps in

gloriously. You will start to see financial doors open that you will recognize as God’s unmistaken

Hand. You will have random people step in for you financially when you least expect it and

when you need it the most. Once you have been stripped away of your own self-reliance on

making wealth, that is when God will restore your finances. God doesn’t leave His children

destitute. He promises that His children will never beg for bread. He promises that we will be

lenders and not borrowers. That He will supply all our needs according to His riches in Christ

Jesus. That our barns will overflow. Once your finances are restored, you will now trust God as

Provider for the future because you will remember how He provided for you when you had

nothing. Once you have this experiential knowledge of Him, you will never despair or panic

again if a season of financial hardship hits you. You will hold fast to His faithfulness. You will

now be able to minister to others around you and tell them about your Jehovah Jireh. This is you

being a witness to others to who Jesus is. His nature is to provide for His children so He always

will.

“And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.”

Phillipians 4:19 (NIV)