And he said unto them, When I sent you without purse, and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye any thing? And they said, Nothing. Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one.
A young woman brought her fiancee to meet her parents. After dinner, her father asked the young man into his study for a chat. “So, what are your plans?” he began. “I’m a theology scholar,” the young man replied. “Admirable!” the father said, “But what will you do to provide a nice home for my daughter?” “I will study and God will provide,” he explained. “And how will you afford to raise children?” “God will provide.” The men left the study and the mother asked her husband, “How did it go?” “He has no money or employment plans,” the father said. “But on the other hand, he thinks I’m God.”
What the father failed to acknowledge is that the Lord of the young man is a God of provision. When Abraham was asked to sacrifice his son Isaac, he took him to Mount Moriah without any complaint. Abraham did not hesitate to obey God in his circumstance. He knew that the Lord is a God who provides for whatever need there was.
We are not like the atheist who does not have any means of support. When we trust God, we are not being foolish, but we are being faithful with our side of the agreement. He has promised it and we accepted the promise. We must be faithful to our obligation of trusting the Lord and the Lord, for sure, is faithful to fulfill His promise of provision. It is not our job to provide, but it is the Lord's. Our responsibility is to believe.
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