WEBVTT 00:04.351 --> 00:09.398 [SPEAKER_00]: in the Kingdom of God, we find a culture different from that of our world. 00:10.519 --> 00:18.671 [SPEAKER_00]: We are often taught to be self-made, pull ourselves up by our bootstraps, and that it's the survival of the fittest. 00:19.912 --> 00:23.017 [SPEAKER_00]: God's Kingdom turns these principles on their head. 00:23.958 --> 00:32.029 [SPEAKER_00]: We are encouraged to wait, trust, and receive from our God who supplies for our every need. 00:32.009 --> 00:35.532 [SPEAKER_00]: Does your life mimic one of trust and waiting? 00:36.633 --> 00:38.815 [SPEAKER_00]: One of open hands in thankfulness. 00:40.096 --> 00:47.063 [SPEAKER_00]: Today as we move forward in our week of God being our father, we'll look at his provisional nature. 00:48.284 --> 01:00.075 [SPEAKER_00]: As we learn of God's intentions to meet our every need, open your heart today to trust in this God whose our provider. 01:28.085 --> 01:48.912 [SPEAKER_00]: Our Scripture for today comes from Philippians 4, verse 19, Scripture says, and my God will supply every need of yours according to His riches and glory in Christ Jesus. 01:49.330 --> 02:07.407 [SPEAKER_00]: In Matthew chapter 6, verses 25 through 33, Jesus says, therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. 02:08.500 --> 02:13.466 [SPEAKER_00]: is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing. 02:14.787 --> 02:16.169 [SPEAKER_00]: Look at the birds of the air. 02:17.190 --> 02:24.138 [SPEAKER_00]: They neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet you're heavenly Father feeds them. 02:25.559 --> 02:27.682 [SPEAKER_00]: Are you not of more value than they? 02:27.742 --> 02:34.930 [SPEAKER_00]: And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? 02:35.922 --> 02:38.285 [SPEAKER_00]: and why are you anxious about clothing? 02:39.246 --> 02:42.649 [SPEAKER_00]: Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. 02:42.669 --> 02:45.672 [SPEAKER_00]: They neither toil nor spin. 02:46.533 --> 02:52.740 [SPEAKER_00]: Yet I tell you, even Solomon, in all his glory, was not arrayed like one of these. 02:54.021 --> 03:02.250 [SPEAKER_00]: But if God so clothed the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, 03:02.230 --> 03:06.195 [SPEAKER_00]: Will he not much more cloth you, O you of little faith? 03:07.537 --> 03:15.228 [SPEAKER_00]: Therefore, do not be anxious, saying, what shall we eat, or what shall we drink, or what shall we wear? 03:15.268 --> 03:23.479 [SPEAKER_00]: For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. 03:23.459 --> 03:32.895 [SPEAKER_00]: But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness and all these things will be added to you. 03:37.381 --> 03:41.626 [SPEAKER_00]: Your Heavenly Father is the great provider for all the earth. 03:42.988 --> 03:45.912 [SPEAKER_00]: He gives a reign when the earth needs refreshment. 03:47.053 --> 03:50.878 [SPEAKER_00]: He calls the sun from its hiding when the earth needs warmth. 03:52.260 --> 04:02.173 [SPEAKER_00]: He gives to the animals their food, the flowers, their beauty, the birds, their shelter, and you and me everything we need. 04:03.875 --> 04:07.920 [SPEAKER_00]: We worship a God who is both loving and powerful. 04:07.960 --> 04:12.285 [SPEAKER_00]: He is both omnipotent and omnipresent. 04:13.486 --> 04:15.648 [SPEAKER_00]: He is both good and able. 04:16.950 --> 04:24.639 [SPEAKER_00]: If he were not, we would be forced to fend for ourselves, striving for that which he has promised to provide. 04:26.000 --> 04:32.127 [SPEAKER_00]: If he were only good, we would not be assured 04:32.427 --> 04:37.915 [SPEAKER_00]: And if he were only able, we would fear for a lack of his desire to provide. 04:39.478 --> 04:47.750 [SPEAKER_00]: But God is our Heavenly Father, who both knows what we need and longs to provide for us in exceeding measures. 04:48.932 --> 05:01.050 [SPEAKER_00]: He is our creator and sustainer, the Lord of all and Lord in all. 05:02.347 --> 05:10.061 [SPEAKER_00]: Why do you stress over the foundational cares of this life while your Heavenly Father is seated on his throne? 05:11.764 --> 05:25.890 [SPEAKER_00]: The truth is that until we experience for ourselves both the goodness and power of our Heavenly Father, the truth of his provision will only ever feel like a heady theological principle. 05:26.748 --> 05:33.959 [SPEAKER_00]: Until we experience first-hand the character in provision of our God, fear will remain. 05:33.979 --> 05:45.357 [SPEAKER_00]: 1 John 4 verse 18 says, there is no fear in love, but perfect love, cast out fear. 05:46.379 --> 05:53.430 [SPEAKER_00]: For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been 05:55.874 --> 05:58.797 [SPEAKER_00]: God longs to perfect you in His love today. 05:58.837 --> 06:05.044 [SPEAKER_00]: He longs to guide you into an encounter with His goodness and power. 06:06.405 --> 06:12.532 [SPEAKER_00]: He longs to establish a foundation of His faithfulness by which you can live in faith. 06:14.554 --> 06:24.565 [SPEAKER_00]: May you have a transformative encounter with the Holy Spirit today, 06:54.464 --> 07:08.825 [SPEAKER_00]: as we begin, meditate on God's promises of provision, allow Scripture to renew your mind, and transform the way you act, think, and feel. 07:10.827 --> 07:21.703 [SPEAKER_00]: Philippians 419 says, and my God will supply every need of yours, according to His riches and glory in Christ Jesus. 08:08.157 --> 08:08.759 [SPEAKER_00]: next. 08:10.082 --> 08:13.010 [SPEAKER_00]: Where do you have fear in regards to provision? 08:13.050 --> 08:19.127 [SPEAKER_00]: Where are you striving for what God has already promised to provide? 08:20.972 --> 08:24.141 [SPEAKER_00]: Where does God want to bring peace into your life today? 09:09.869 --> 09:10.550 [SPEAKER_00]: and last. 09:11.892 --> 09:16.339 [SPEAKER_00]: Take time to allow God to reveal His goodness and power. 09:17.962 --> 09:22.529 [SPEAKER_00]: Ask the Holy Spirit to guide you into an encounter with all that God is. 09:24.351 --> 09:31.843 [SPEAKER_00]: Allow scripture to speak to your circumstances, so that you might live today in line with God's promises. 10:26.617 --> 10:30.801 [SPEAKER_00]: No matter how old we get, God will still be our Father. 10:32.283 --> 10:36.427 [SPEAKER_00]: We never have to go through a season apart from his perfect provision. 10:37.968 --> 10:41.672 [SPEAKER_00]: We never have to step outside of his leadership and love. 10:43.153 --> 10:45.095 [SPEAKER_00]: He will always be our good shepherd. 10:46.056 --> 10:52.843 [SPEAKER_00]: He will always be our sustainer, 10:54.443 --> 11:07.711 [SPEAKER_00]: never doubt the goodness and power of your God, rest in His promises, and continue to grow in your knowledge of who He is by resting in His presence. 11:09.354 --> 11:15.507 [SPEAKER_00]: May you experience today the abundant provision of your loving Heavenly Father. 11:46.435 --> 11:48.839 [SPEAKER_00]: Thank you for listening to today's podcast. 11:49.260 --> 11:51.103 [SPEAKER_00]: I'm Josh Miller with first 15. 11:52.005 --> 11:56.432 [SPEAKER_00]: Did you know that there are so many ways you can experience first 15 wherever you are? 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