Saturday, April 18, 2020

Faithfulness Rewarded...

‘For I say to you, that to everyone who has will be given; and from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.—Luke 19:26

Our God is good and does good.  He desires our best and works all in our life for our good.  God showed His love for us in that while we were yet sinners...His enemies...He died for us.  Beloved, if God is for us, who can be against us?  He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?  He IS faithful!  We CAN trust Him. Let us, therefore, take heed and walk worthy of the calling to which we have been called...fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God. Psalm 87 from our reading today reminds us that all our “springs” are in Him.  Our God is able to make all grace (every favor and earthly blessing) abound toward us that we, always (under all circumstances, regardless of need) would have complete sufficiency in everything (being completely sufficient in Him), and have an abundance for all we face, and for every good work.

"The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.—John 10:10

“Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.—Luke 12:32 

for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for [His] good pleasure.—Philippians 2:13 

Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.—Ephesians 3:20-21

And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. Now to our God and Father be glory forever and ever. Amen.—Philippians 4:19

for so an entrance will be supplied to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.—2 Peter 1:11