12.07.2022 | WALKING BY FAITH IN THE PROVISION OF GOD FOR YOUR LIFE

WALKING BY FAITH IN THE PROVISION OF GOD FOR YOUR LIFE

1 Kings 17:8-9 (ESV)

Then the word of the Lord came to him, “Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and dwell there.  Behold, I have commanded a widow there to feed you.”

1 Kings 17:10-11 (ESV)

So, he arose and went to Zarephath.  And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow was there gathering sticks.  And he called to her and said, “Bring me a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.”  And as she was going to bring it, he called to her and said, “Bring me a morsel of bread in your hand.”

1 Kings 17:12 (ESV)

And she said “As the Lord your God lives, I have nothing baked, only a handful of flour in a jar and a little oil in a jug.  And now I am gathering a couple of sticks that I may go in and prepare it for myself and my son, that we may eat it and die.”

1 Kings 17:13-14 (ESV)

And Elijah said to her, “Do not fear, go and do as you have said.  But first make me a little cake of it and bring it to me, and afterward make something for yourself and your son.  For thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, “The jar of flour shall not be spent, and the jug of oil shall not be empty, until the day that the Lord sends rain upon the earth.”

1 Kings 17:15-16 (ESV)

And she went and did as Elijah said.  And she and he and her household ate for many days.  The jar of flour was not spent, neither did the jug of oil become empty, according to the word of the Lord that He spoke by Elijah.

1. God is a God of Authentic Relationship

Matthew 22:37-38 (ESV)

And He said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and great commandment.”

Hebrews 11:6

And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who seek Him.

1 John 5:15 (ESV)

And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of Him.

2. God is a God of Provision

Mark 10:27

Jesus looked at them and said, “With man it is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God.”

Matthew 18:19

Again, I say to you, that if two of you agree on earth about anything that they may ask, it shall be done for them by My Father who is in heaven.

Pastor David Oyedepo says, “If you want transformation from poverty to supernatural prosperity, you need an ever-enlarged heart to be a blessing to others. You need a heart that is enlarged to be a blessing to humanity.”

3.   God is a God of Miracles

7 miracles of the Book of John

A. Water to wine – John 2:1-11

B. Healing of the official's son – John 4:46-54

C. Healing the paralytic in Bethesda – John 5:1-15

D. Feeding of the 5,000 – John 6:5-14

E. Jesus walks on water – John 6:16-24

F. Healing the blind man from birth – John 9:1-7

G. Raising of Lazarus for the dead – John 11:1-45