Available Supply

If you could gather up one thing in unlimited supply, what would it be? The easy answer is to say money, so that you could always have what you wanted. Another answer would be good health so that you could do everything that you wanted to do. Perhaps you would say love so that you could enjoy relationships in deeper ways.

Psalm 31:19 says, “Oh, how abundant is your goodness, which you have stored up for those who fear you and worked for those who take refuge in you, in the sight of the children of mankind.” God’s goodness is limitless and always available for those who trust in Him. He is always good to His children. His abundant supply of goodness even follows us all the days of our lives. His goodness far surpasses anything that we could gather in this world and its benefits are beyond what we could ask or think.

He Gets Us

We do not have a God who is cold and distant, but we have a God, who in Jesus Christ, put on all our feelings and put on our flesh.

King David wrote these words in Psalm 31 and it is believed that Jesus spoke these words on the cross;

“Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am in distress; my eye is wasted from grief; my soul and my body also. For my life is spent with sorrow, and my years with sighing. Because of all my adversaries I have become a reproach, especially to my neighbors, and an object of dread to my acquaintances; those who see me in the street flee from me. I have been forgotten like one who is dead; I have become like a broken vessel. For I hear the whispering of many, terror on every side! as they scheme together against me, as they plot to take my life.”

And then he said, “But I trust in you, O Lord; I say, ‘You are my God.’ My times are in your hand; rescue me from the hand of my enemies and from my persecutors!”

This is a God who knows us! This is a God that we can trust with our lives!

No Limits

When my wife was little, she and her siblings thought that they could dig a hole in their backyard and reach China. However, there were limits to their abilities and strength in order to accomplish this task and they never made it. While our culture tells us that we can accomplish anything that we set our minds to, we often find out that limits to our abilities do exist.

Job 11:7 says, “Can you find out the deep things of God? Can you find out the limit of the Almighty?” There is no limit to the awesome works of God. He can and will do anything necessary to accomplish His purposes. We should continue to seek more knowledge of who God is and what He does. As we begin to know Him more, we learn about the depth of His love for us.

Broken Promises

Today, families often look much different than in the past. Many traditional values have gone by the wayside. Families are often beset by struggle and tensions. Often one or more members of the family have left the home and have little to no contact with other family members.

I Timothy 5:8 says, “But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.” We are given this stern warning about taking care of our own families, not just financially but to make sure all needs are met. God wants us our families to be places of compassion and kindness. We are commanded to meet the needs of family members, whether it be financial, emotional, intellectual, or spiritual. Failure to do so separates us from God’s will and desire and brings trouble upon our families, communities, nation and the world.

Making Each Other Better

I am a somewhat extreme introvert. I expend a lot of energy when I am with people, so much so, that afterwards I am usually exhausted. But if I keep myself away from people I lose out. Then I don’t have the opportunity to learn from their experiences and knowledge and spiritual guidance.

Proverbs 27:17 says, “Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.” We need each other. Together we can make each of us stronger and wiser. Together we can bear more fruit and are more likely to walk together in righteousness.