God's Provision

Matthew 6:25-34

I love the way that the Old and New Testament work together absolutely perfectly. This passage of scripture reminds me of one of God's promises that He made to the Israelites in Leviticus 25. To summarize, He commanded them to observe the sabbath, but to also observe a sabbath year every seven years. That meant that every seven years they were not to sow or reap to allow the land to rest. He promised them that He would so increase their harvest in the sixth year that they would be able to live off of it for three years! That's quite a promise!

However, there is no scriptural evidence that the Israelites ever followed this command. We know that they didn't follow this command because they were punished for it. In 2 Chronicles 36:21, all the Israelites had been carried off into captivity and the land was able to rest.

If they never followed this command, they totally missed the blessing of God's provision in their lives. Jesus tells us not to worry about what we will eat or wear, but yet I find myself worrying about those types of things often. Am I missing the blessing of God's provision by trying to jump ahead of Him instead of waiting on how He will provide?

I have never really believed that God will show us all the blessings we missed out on. I just never thought that would be very "heavenly"! But, I do wonder what I am missing out on because of my own lack of faith and disobedience. Ask God to show you if there is any area that you are controlling that He wants to provide for you in. I certainly don't want to miss any of His blessings and I don't want you to either.