God is more than able!
There's something on my heart today that I want to share with all who are feeling the pinch and pressure of this recession. I know that financial concerns are on the increase and that can cause distress and lack of peace, so I want us to focus on what God's Word tells us about His faithfulness. Our Heavenly Father is steadfast, unchanging, and is always watching out for His children. This brief passage appears in my devotional, Daily Awakenings. If you have been subject to the stress and uncertainty of these days, then let these words sink deep into your soul.
It is interesting to talk to people who once had the faith for God to save them, but now are lacking in faith for God to lead them, (or provide for them). Like a child, weeping tears of repentance, they once humbly received Jesus Christ as Savior and rose in newness of life. Without faith, this would have been impossible.
But now, years later, that same person who demonstrated saving faith in God is deficient in his keeping faith. Let's read the words of Charles Spurgeon on this matter:
"Faith is the root of obedience, and this may be clearly seen in the affairs of life. When a captain trusts a pilot to steer his ship into the port, the pilot steers the vessel according to the captain's direction. When a traveler trusts a guide to lead him over a difficult pass, he follows the track that his guide points out. When a patient believes in a physician, he carefully follows his prescriptions and directions.
Faith that refuses to obey the commands of the Savior is a mere pretence, and will never save the soul. When we trust Jesus to save us, He gives us directions as to the way of salvation. We follow those directions and are saved. Never forget to trust Jesus, and prove your trust by doing whatever He asks of you."
The One who mightily saved you can also guide and direct you (and provide for you). If you have trusted Him with your eternal life, is He not able to also care for this temporal life? Remember Psalm 37:25, 26; Matthew 6:25-29; and Philippians 4:19. My friends, we can trust Him!