[The Glory Unveiled]
“But so that we don’t offend them, go to the lake and throw out your hook, and the first fish that rises up will have a coin in its mouth. It will be the exact amount you need to pay the temple tax for both of us.” [ Matthew 17:27 TPT ]
When we observe God’s attitude through the accounts of scripture, we can tell that God does not like wastage. One would think that because God lacks nothing, He should be extravagant and careless. But contrarily, God is always intentional about the things He allows us to use. Right from the Old Testament, we see this attitude of God on display. When God allowed manna to rain down for the Israelites, He instructed them through His servant Moses that they should not gather more than they needed for the day. They were supposed to take only as much as they needed. And when some people decided not to heed that instruction but go after their greed, what they had kept went bad. This was so that the people will depend on God the next morning for their meals. Imagine if they could store the manna for days and months? They would abandon God thinking they didn’t need Him anymore. In the New Testament, when Jesus multiplied the bread for the multitude, after they had finished, He asked that they gather the broken pieces together. God does not waste resources. When Peter “suggested” through his presumption that they pay their tax, the Lord Jesus asked him to go to the lake and throw out his hook for a fish that had in its mouth a coin to pay for their taxes. Now, Jesus could have made the fish to produce a lot of money or many fishes to hold a lot of money to make Peter a millionaire. But what would have happened to Peter if he had all the world’s money at his disposal? Maybe there would have been no apostle Peter afterwards. And so, Jesus allowed just the exact amount they needed for the situation so that in future when there was a need, Peter would be sure to trust Jesus and depend on Him for the solution. God allows His children through the same experiences so that they can trust Him at all times, in all things for their needs. Depend on God, trust Him for everything. He will provide exactly what you need. And if it seem that He provided less than you need, then it is probably you who is rather chasing after more than you need.
Prayer_Bead: Dear Lord, thank you for your daily provisions. I trust that you love me more than the things you make availability for my use.
Wisdom_Quote: God provides exactly what we need, when we need it.
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