Promise Ten An Inexhaustible Supply

Five million. I had it in my hands. I remember counting it out, laying each crisp one hundred increment bill out on the table. I was buying a car, and man was it expensive. The stack of money was incredible. Actually, by the time I was done, I had several stacks of crisp new bills. I slowly pushed it all across the table to the salesman. I'm not sure, but I think I recall that he drooled. I might have cried. But whichever the case, I drove away with a brand spanking new blue Renault, four cylinder sedan. Complete with windshield wipers and a spare tire in the trunk.
I was in Colombia, South America, and the money was in Colombian pesos not dollars.
Had ya goin didn't I?

Money, it always seems to be in short supply. I rarely get to rush out and spend more that a ten dollar bill on anything frivolous. Impulsive buying went out the door in the first few years of married life. Now don't get me wrong. I'm not starving, the bills are being paid, and my wife and I live quite comfortably and satisfied. But sometimes the flesh wants to be able to take a cruise, or fly to Athens, or sit behind the wheel of a sleek Corvet. (Probably couldn't fold myself into it anyway!) Do you ever feel that way?

I could go on with that mindset, but I have something better. You see, not only are we as believers promised a city in which the streets are paved with gold, we a given complete assurance that the Lord will take care of us while we journey through earthly life. Listen,

"And my God will supply all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:19

I can honestly say, in my years walking with Jesus, I have never had a true need go unmet. Whether it was the paying of a medical bill for a kid, or food, or utilities, or housing, or money to share with a missionary, we never lacked. The supply was always there. It seems like God knows when to borrow from our treasures stored up in heaven and give us the small loan we need to get buy. Cool thing is there is no interest. Remember though, we are to lay up for ourselves treasures in heaven. We do that by giving, not seeking. We store up in a heavenly bank account by blessing our local church. We add to it by being faithful stewards of the funds that actually came from the Lord in the first place. If we do these simple things that tend to go against our fleshly desires, an inexhaustible supply is ours. And you know, God is generous enough to bless us beyond our needs from time to time.
Pastor Jim