Saturday, August 29, 2009

one of the greatest promises in the bible...

in this last passage of philippians is probably the greatest promise in the bible. it is so all
encompassing almost any other promise will fit under its umbrella.

GOD's promise to meet your needs is philippians 4.19 (ms), you can be sure that GOD will take care of everything you need, his generosity exceeding even yours in the glory that pours from JESUS. the new international version says, and my GOD will meet all your needs according to HIS glorious riches in CHRIST JESUS.

GOD says, "I will meet all your needs." then if that is true why do people have needs? a lot of CHRISTians have tremendous needs. why aren't they being met? is GOD a liar? is his promise not valid?

the answer to the question is that this promise is not for everybody. it is not applied to every
person, even every CHRISTian.

with every promise there is a premise. there is a condition that GOD says, "if you do this, i will do that." people want to take the verse 19 promise and apply it to their lives while avoiding the premise of verses 14-18. you cannot claim verse 19 unless you're doing what verse 18 talks about.

just a beginning thought from the front porch...

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