God’s Abundant Supply
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Philippians 4:19 says, “My God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.”… To understand why you can trust that God will meet your needs, you must first recognize the vastness of God’s riches. … In Psalm 24:1, the psalmist declares, “The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein, for he has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the waters.” God’s ownership of everything assures us that He is able to meet our needs. …
In Lamentations 3:22–23, Jeremiah declares, “The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.” God’s steadfast love, mercy, and faithfulness guarantee that He will meet all our needs. …
The assurance that God will meet all our needs is a promise based on God’s character, His ownership of creation, and His commitment to His children. Regardless of what the future holds, we can trust the One who holds the future in His hands.—GotQuestions.org1
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A couple of years ago, when I moved for the 10th time in 10 years, I had a meltdown in my U-Haul truck. I don’t like change, so I was a combination of sad, angry and disappointed. I didn’t want to start over.
While I was throwing an epic “pity party,” I realized it wasn’t just about the move. It was about what the move represented: my desire for control and my lack of trust that God was going to provide what I needed in this new season, even though He had previously provided every time.
It seems easier to trust God when we can cling to the comfort of the familiar instead of navigating something new. Which is why I relate to the Israelites’ struggle to trust God as they wandered in the wilderness. …
When God took Israel out of Egypt, He committed to take them to the promised land. But in the change and the unfamiliar, they started to complain. They wanted to go back to Egypt because at least they had food there (Exodus 16:3). In the pain of the unknown, they forgot God’s promises and doubted His provision.
But God met them in their complaining (Exodus 16:12). He told them He would provide bread from heaven just for them every day. The manna spoiled by the following morning, which meant the Israelites had to gather fresh manna every day and trust God to provide it (Exodus 16:4). Still, even when God gave them what they asked for, they didn’t trust Him. They gathered more manna than they needed because they feared He wouldn’t send more. Instead of letting God’s past provision point them to what He promised for the future, they tried to protect and provide for themselves.
How often do we look at what God provides for us and write it off because it didn’t come in the way we wanted it to? ...
God provides in unexpected ways. It’s not just about the manna; it’s about what the manna represents. God sent manna from heaven to represent the Bread of Life He would send from heaven: Jesus.
The manna didn’t look like the provision the Israelites wanted. Jesus didn’t look like the Messiah King they expected. And if we are honest, God’s definition of provision doesn’t always look the way we want it to or hope it will. But God’s perfect provision for us is promised in Jesus (John 14:6).
As we meditate on manna, we can be tempted to point our gaze solely to God’s past versions of provision. But when we do, we can miss what He is doing right in front of us. Instead, let’s practice trusting God today by looking to Him to provide what we need through Jesus, the Bread of Life.
We can ask God in prayer to show us how He is already meeting our needs right where we are. The Israelites would be hungry again, but Jesus says in Him we will never hunger again (John 6:35). He did not leave Israel physically hungry, and He will not leave us spiritually hungry either. Manna and Jesus are both proof that God will supply all our needs.—Meghan Ryan2
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A legend tells the story of a fisherman called Aaron. Aaron lived on the banks of a river. Walking home with his eyes half-closed one evening after a hard day’s work, he was dreaming of what he could do if he were rich. As he walked, his foot struck against a leather pouch filled with what seemed to him to be small stones.
Absentmindedly, he picked up the pouch and began throwing the pebbles into the water. “When I am a rich man,” he said to himself, “I’ll have a large house.” And he threw another pebble into the river. He threw another one and thought, “My wife and I will have servants and rich food, and many fine things.”
And this went on until just one stone was left. As Aaron held it in his hand, a ray of light caught it and made it sparkle. He then realized that it was a valuable gem. He had been throwing away the real riches in his hand, while he dreamed of unreal riches in the future.
This legend summarizes the situation of many Christians. We have been given everything we need, it has been placed in our hands, and we have been invited to enjoy it. But for some reason we do not look into our hands, we do not take what God has given us and actually use it. Instead we dream of the day when we will be richly blessed, we dream of the day when the joy of the banquet will be ours.—R. J. Fairchild3
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As your Good Shepherd, I have promised to supply all that you need (Psalm 23:1). I know that at times you can be tempted to worry that I won’t supply for you as I promised I would. But don’t succumb to those fears, because I have promised to care for you and to provide your needs.
Whether you see the answer to your prayers immediately, or whether you learn valuable lessons as you wait on Me, count your blessings. Thank Me for the things I’ve already given you, things that are to be treasured above material comforts, that money can’t buy: the certainty of an eternal future with Me, the love of those dearest to you, peace of heart and mind, and the fulfillment and satisfaction that comes from knowing and loving Me. Value those things above all, and you’ll find joy and My spiritual blessings, no matter what your circumstances may be.
The richest man in the world is the one who has faith. He could lose every material thing he possesses and still be content. Faith is better than money in the bank.
I fed over 5,000 people with only five small loaves of bread and two fish (Matthew 14:15–21). I turned water into wine (John 2:1–11), and I healed a woman who had spent all she had on doctors and medicine to no avail (Mark 5:25–34).
I healed hundreds of people and performed miracles that all the money in the world couldn’t buy. I am able to meet all your needs. Ask, reach out your hand of faith, and receive.—Jesus
Published on Anchor July 2025. Read by Jerry Paladino. Music by Michael Dooley.
1 “Is it true that my God shall supply all my needs (Philippians 4:19)?” GotQuestions.org, https://www.gotquestions.org/my-God-shall-supply-all-my-needs.html
2 Meghan Ryan, “Finding God’s Provision in Unexpected Places,” Proverbs 31, October 27, 2023, https://proverbs31.org/read/devotions/full-post/2023/10/27/finding-gods-provision-in-unexpected-places
3 R. J. Fairchild, frtommylane.com, https://www.frtommylane.com/stories/money/aaron.htm
